From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishperkperk1 /pɜːk $ pɜːrk/ noun [countable usually plural] PAY somebody FOR WORKsomething that you get legally from your work in addition to your wages, such as goods, meals, or a car theatre tickets and other perksperk of the perks of working at a large law firm I only eat here because it’s free – one of the perks of the job.
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perk• The professors regard foreign travel as a perk, and they go to all the international conferences.• Leisure time is not a perk.• The chives and parsley will provide a bright perk and a complementary flavor to the cheese.• The truth is that most congressional perks have been eliminated.• You are giving this unfeeling corporation so much, why not grab what you can in expense-account-paid perks?• Park gave the members of the club, which was headed by Chun, fast promotions and special perks.• Privilege parking places yield little profit, while special perks can precipitate horrendous losses.• It's not always fun being an air hostess, but the perks are good.• Some one else would get the perks of office; whereas a rector received the full tithes.• One of the perks of working for a fashion designer is that you get to wear lots of nice clothes.perk of• One of the perks of my last job was the use of a company car.perkperk2 verb [intransitive, transitive] informalDFD to percolate(3) → perk up→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
perk• Striped shirt and pink tie perked up a little.• Moving the light spot is capable of getting an otherwise silent neuron to perk up and take notice.• Fortunately in the second half the dance perked up.• Though you look as though you could do with something to perk you up.From Longman Business Dictionaryperkperk /pɜːkpɜːrk/ noun [countable]HUMAN RESOURCES something in addition to money that you get for doing your job, such as a carbonuses, housing allowances and other perksEmployees must pay tax on anything regarded as a perk. → executive perkOrigin perk1 (1800-1900) perquisite 