perk
pronunciation
How to pronounce perk in British English:
UK [pɜːk]
How to pronounce perk in American English:
US [pɜːrk]
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- Noun:
- an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
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- Verb:
- gain or regain energy
Word Origin
- perk (v.)
- late 14c., "to make oneself trim or smart," perhaps from Old North French perquer "to perch" (Modern French percher; see perch (n.1)), on notion of a bird preening its plumage. Sense of "raise oneself briskly" is first attested 1520s; perk up "recover liveliness" is from 1650s. Related: Perked; perking.
- perk (n.)
- 1869, shortened and altered form of perquisite (q.v.); as a verb, 1934 as shortened and altered form of percolate.
Example
- 1. Can anything perk up europe ?
- 2. And the fed can abandon the commitment if growth or inflation perk up .
- 3. You should know him well enough to give the perfect gift to perk him up .
- 4. As the economic cuts bite , people are increasingly turning to the surgeon 's knife to perk themselves up .
- 5. These easy ways to perk up help you take charge and feeling more confident to face whatever the day may bring .