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- [purk]
- /pɜrk/
- /pɜːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [purk]
- /pɜrk/
Definitions of perk word
- verb without object perk to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them. 1
- verb without object perk to act, or carry oneself, in a jaunty manner. 1
- verb without object perk to put oneself forward briskly or presumptuously. 1
- verb with object perk to make smart, trim, or jaunty (sometimes followed by up or out): to perk up a suit with a new white blouse. 1
- verb with object perk to raise smartly or briskly (often followed by up or out): to perk one's head up. 1
- adjective perk perky; jaunty: a perk manner. 1
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Origin of perk
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English perken; perhaps akin to peer2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Perk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
perk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perk
verb perk
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- commove — to disturb; stir up
- deliver the goods — to produce or perform something promised or expected
adj perk
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- gingerbread — a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
- in addition — also, as well
- in reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- in store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
noun perk
- baksheesh — money given as a tip, a present, or alms
- battery acid — acid used in batteries, esp car batteries
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- bonus — A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard.
- buyoff — a purchase
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