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- [purk]
- /pɜrk/
- /pɜːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [purk]
- /pɜrk/
Definitions of perks word
- verb without object perks 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 perks to act, or carry oneself, in a jaunty manner. 1
- verb without object perks to put oneself forward briskly or presumptuously. 1
- verb with object perks 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 perks to raise smartly or briskly (often followed by up or out): to perk one's head up. 1
- adjective perks perky; jaunty: a perk manner. 1
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Origin of perks
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 Perks
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perks 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".
perks usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perks
noun perks
- carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- fringe benefit — any of various benefits, as free life or health insurance, paid holidays, a pension, etc., received by an employee in addition to regular pay.
- guerdon — a reward, recompense, or requital.
- logrolling — U.S. Politics. the exchange of support or favors, especially by legislators for mutual political gain as by voting for each other's bills.
- meed — a reward or recompense.
verb perks
- filtrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filtrate.
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