/ pɜːk; NAmE pɜːrk/ noun , verb
■ noun
(also formal per·quis·ite ) [ usually pl. ] something you receive as well as your wages for doing a particular job :
Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance.
( figurative )
Not having to get up early is just one of the perks of being retired.
■ verb
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PHRASAL VERBS
- perk up | perk sb up
- perk up | perk sth up
- perk sth up
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WORD ORIGIN
verb late Middle English (in the senses perch and be lively ): perhaps from an Old French dialect variant of percher to perch.
noun early 19th cent.: abbreviation of perquisite .