perks
Meaning of perks
verb, 3rd person present
- become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting.
she'd been depressed, but she seemed to perk up last week
the coffee had perked him up long enough to tackle the reviews
late Middle English (in the senses ‘perch’ and ‘be lively’): perhaps from an Old French dialect variant of percher ‘to perch’.
plural noun- a benefit to which one is entitled because of one's job.
many agencies are helping to keep personnel at their jobs by providing perks
early 19th century: abbreviation of perquisite.
verb, 3rd person present- (with reference to coffee) percolate.
while the coffee perks, head out for the morning paper
she showed us how to perk the coffee
- a coffee percolator.
Leo hooked up an extension cord for me so I can use my perk
1930s: abbreviation of percolate.
Information about perks
- The singular form of perks is: perk.
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Hyphenation of perks
perks
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- perks is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
perks synonyms
Meaning restore to life or consciousness:
Meaning make or become better:
Meaning return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength:
Meaning (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion:
Meaning imbue (something) with new life and vitality:
Meaning give strength or energy to:
Meaning give vitality and enthusiasm to:
Meaning make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing:
Meaning give new energy or vigour to; revitalize:
Meaning give new strength or energy to; reinvigorate:
Meaning give strength and energy to:
Meaning make more lively or interesting; enliven:
Meaning encourage and enliven (someone):
Meaning an advantage or profit gained from something:
Meaning a favourable or desirable feature:
Meaning a sum of money added to a person's wages as a reward for good performance:
Meaning a benefit from an action or policy:
Meaning an item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary:
Meaning an advantage:
Meaning something given as a reward, prize, or incentive:
Meaning careful thought, typically over a period of time:
Meaning a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement:
Meaning something given as a bonus or gratuity:
Meaning a thing that is provided or given free of charge:
Meaning a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one's job or position:
Meaning a provision made for the maintenance of the younger children of kings and princes, consisting of a gift of land, an official position, or money:
Words that rhyme with perks
erks, Berks, berks, hauberks, Dierks, jerks, checkclerks, clerks, salesclerks, subclerks, underclerks, merks, smerks, nerks, Perks, reperks, Berserks, berserks, serks, yerks, zerks
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