perk

Other forms of perk

plural

perks·

past tense

perked·

present participle

perking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about perk

What does perk mean?

perk means "an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in perk?

perk has 1 syllable: perk. In IPA it is /ˈpɝk/.

What is another word for perk?

Close synonyms include fringe benefit, perquisite, perk up, percolate, pick up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is perk a common word?

perk is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.