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perk
1[ purk ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
- to act, or carry oneself, in a jaunty manner.
- to put oneself forward briskly or presumptuously.
verb (used with object)
- to make smart, trim, or jaunty (sometimes followed by up or out ):
to perk up a suit with a new white blouse.
- to raise smartly or briskly (often followed by up or out ):
to perk one's head up.
perk
2[ purk ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to percolate:
Has the coffee perked yet? The research team is perking with new ideas.
perk
3[ purk ]
noun
perk
1/ pɜːk /
perk
2/ pɜːk /
verb
- intr (of coffee) to percolate
- tr to percolate (coffee)
perk
3/ pɜːk /
adjective
- pert; brisk; lively
verb
- See perk up
Other Words From
- perking·ly adverb
- perkish adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of perk1
Origin of perk2
Origin of perk3
Word History and Origins
Origin of perk1
Example Sentences
To do so, they are looking at how they can reward these new customers with exclusive discounts or perks, in addition to a better experience.
When the food truck finally arrives, they’ll perk up, growing and multiplying.
Listing closer to home—Ant is headquartered in Hangzhou, China—has its own perks.
This is an excerpt of Fortune Analytics data, an exclusive newsletter that Fortune Premium subscribers receive as a perk of their subscription.
Once considered a niche perk, the four-day work week is slowly but surely gaining traction in the United States.
It also included a perk—a tax exemption—for landlords who, like Mitchell, rent property to charter schools.
Free underwear is apparently yet another perk of being a 27-year-old actress with your own television show.
But there is a Friends-themed “Central Perk” novelty café operating in Beijing.
The bozos who abuse the perk make for great copy, but they really aren't at all typical of the business jet community.
Daniel Stone reports on whether the perk has gotten out of control.
"Don't you fret any about that, Perk," answered Chub, with a wink at Penny as he lifted himself erect.
They perk up wonderfully as the barometer falls and the damp makes itself felt in their warm cases of glass.
Perk reappeared in a few moments pushing a wheelbarrow in which reposed a large crate.
Perk himself felt confident that they were as yet only on the threshold of still more important discoveries.
Shortly afterwards Perk picked up what seemed to be a low-lying light, this time off toward the east, where he knew the land lay.
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