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perk::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fringe benefit, perquisite |
| Type of | benefit |
| Has types | appanage, backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip, apanage |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gain vigor, percolate, perk up, pick up |
| Type of | convalesce, recover, recuperate |
Examples of perk
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Unfortunately, this perk expires in 2006, when the deduction shrinks to $25,000.
From the foxbusiness.com
Michael Dell is among the newly deprived, having given up a million-dollar perk.
From the stltoday.com
That is disclosed as a separate perk and not included in the total for security.
From the usatoday.com
Now that the market is rebounding, things are beginning to perk up again for us.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The half-price discount at every toll plaza along his route is a nice perk, too.
From the toledoblade.com
Rod Blagojevich, who detested the Capitol and used the plane as a commuter perk.
From the stltoday.com
For this trouble, the courts have granted nonprofits a special perk, Smith said.
From the ocregister.com
The company's profit-sharing program is cited by employees as an important perk.
From the stltoday.com
My car sits unused for days at a time, a nice perk with today's high fuel prices.
From the post-gazette.com
- Fringe benefit: an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
- Perk up: gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"
- Perk may refer to: *The Perks of Being a Wallflower, an epistolary novel *Polly Perks, a discworld character
- Perquisite; To become more lively or enthusiastic; Shortened form of percolate
- (perks) Short for perquisites; compensation in addition to salary, such as day care or a company car.
- (Perks) Another name for the benefits given to you by your employer.
- (PERKS (Performance Equity Return linKed Securities)) PERKS are medium-term notes that pay interest semi-annually. Under this structure, principal is not protected. ...
- (Perks) As in prerequisites, refers to free and discounted fringe benefits that accrue to travel industry employees.
- (Perks) Shortened version of 'perquisite'. See 'Fringe Benefits'.
