perk

perk ¹  (pûrk)

v. perked, perk·ing, perks

v.intr.

1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk.

2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner.

v.tr.

To cause to stick up quickly: The dog perked its ears at the noise.

adj.

Perky.

Phrasal Verb:

perk up

1. To regain or cause to regain one's good spirits or liveliness.

2. To refresh the appearance of: New furniture and paint perked up the room.

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[Possibly Middle English perken, to perch, from perk, rod, perch, probably from Medieval Latin perca and from Old French perche, perce, both from Latin pertica, rod; see perch¹.]

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perk ²  (pûrk)

n. Informal

A perquisite: "Temper tantrums over perks are more common than the American taxpayer might like to believe" (Maureen Dowd).

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[Shortening and alteration of perquisite.]

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perk ³  (pûrk)

intr.v. perked, perk·ing, perks Informal

To percolate: The coffee was perking on the stove.

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perk¹

adj

pert; brisk; lively

vb

See perk up

[see perk up]

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perk²

vb Informal

1. (Cookery) (intr) (of coffee) to percolate

2. (Cookery) (tr) to percolate (coffee)

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perk³

n

(Business / Commerce) Brit informal short for perquisite

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perk - A special privilege or right, it is an abbreviation of perquisite.

See also related terms for rights.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perk - 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" fringe benefit, perquisite benefit - financial assistance in time of need apanage, appanage - any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use" backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Verb	1.	perk - gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" gain vigor, perk up, percolate, pick up convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

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perk

noun (Brit. informal) bonus, benefit, extra, plus, dividend, icing on the cake, fringe benefit, perquisite, boot money (informal) a company car, private medical insurance and other perks

Translations

perk¹ [pɜrk] N (= money) → beneficio m adicional
it's one of the perks of the job → es uno de los incentivos or las ventajas del puesto
there are no perks in this job → en este puesto no hay nada aparte del sueldo
company perks → beneficios mpl corporativos

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perk² [pɜːk] VI =percolate [coffee] → filtrarse

perk up

A. VT + ADV [+ person] → animar
this will perk you up! → ¡esto te animará!
it perks up the flavour of frozen vegetables → da vida a or anima las verduras congeladas

B. VI + ADV [person] → reanimarse; (in health) → sentirse mejor
business is perking up → el negocio va mejorando
ears perked up when his name was mentioned → todo el mundo aguzó el oído cuando se mencionó su nombre
share prices perked up as a result of the deal → la cotización de las acciones aumentó como resultado del trato

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perk [ˈpɜː^rk] n (= benefit) → à-côté m
It's one of the perks of the job → C'est l'un des à-côtés du poste.

perk up

vi (= cheer up) → se ragaillardir

vt sep
to perk sb up → ragaillardir qn

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perk

n (= benefit) → Vergünstigung f

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perk [pɜːk] n (fam) → vantaggio

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perk [pəːk]

to recover one's energy or cheerfulness I gave her a cup of tea and she soon perked up. energie herwin يَنْتَعِش، يَزْداد نَشاطا оживявам се oživnout, rozjařit se live op sich erholen ζωντανεύω, παίρνω τα πάνω μου reanimarse elavnema, kosutust saama سرحال آمدن piristyä se ragaillardir לְהִתעוֹרֵר לַחָיִים अनुलाभ živnuti magához tér pulih tenaganya hressa við; hressast rianimarsi, (tirarsi su) 元気になる 기운을 되찾게 하다 atsigauti, atkusti atgūties; atspirgt; sarosīties menjadi riang opkikkeren kvikne til; kvikke opp przyjść do siebie arrebitar a-şi reveni приободриться, воспрянуть духом ožiť postati živahen živnuti piggna till, repa sig ทำให้กระปรี้กระเปร่า neşelenmek, keyfi yerine gelmek 振作 піднестися духом, підбадьоритися شگفتگي پيدا کرنا khoẻ mạnh hơn; hoạt bát hơn 振作

adj perky

lively; cheerful You're in a perky mood. energieke, vrolike مُفْعَم بالنَّشاط والحَيَوِيَّه закачлив živý, veselý livlig keck ζωηρός alegre, animado ülemeelik سرحال pirteä guilleret מלא חיים खुशमिजाजी samouvjeren,živahan élénk; hetyke, szemtelen riang hressilegur vivace, pimpante 元気のいい 기운찬 guvus, žvalus rosīgs; jautrs cergas opgewekt opplagt, frisk żywy vivo vioi; plin de viaţă весёлый, бойкий živý, veselý živahen živahan pigg, livlig, morsk ซึ่งกระปรี้กระเปร่า şen, neşeli 生龍活虎的 веселий, жвавий زندہ دل، خوش طبع tươi tỉnh 生龙活虎的

adv perkily

vrolik بِنَشاطٍ وَحَيَوِيَّه закачливо bujaře livligt keck με ζωντάνια alegremente, animadamente krapsakalt بطور سرخوش terhakkaasti avec entrain עַלִיז फुर्तीला živahno élénken; pimaszul dengan riang hressilega con vivacità 元気に 쾌활하게 guviai rosīgi; jautri dgn cergas opgewekt kvikt, opplagt, kjekt żwawo com vivacidade vioi бойко veselo živahno živahno piggt, livligt, morskt อย่างกระปรี้กระเปร่า neşeyle 生龍活虎地 весело, жваво خوش طبعي سے đầy sức sống 生龙活虎地

n perkiness

vrolikheid نَشاطٌ وَحَيَوِيَّه закачливост bujarost livlighed die Keckheit ζωηράδα alegría, buen humor ülemeelsus سرخوشی iloisuus entrain עַלִיזוּת अकड़ živost élénkség; hetykeség keriangan hressileiki vivacità 元気さ 쾌활함 guvumas rosība kecergasan opgewektheid kjekkhet, opplagthet żwawość, pewność siebie vivacidade vioiciune бойкость veselosť živahnost živahnost livlighet, morskhet กระปรี้กระเปร่า neşelilik 生龍活虎 жвавість خوش طبعي vẻ tự đắc 生龙活虎