perk

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  1. intransitive verb To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk.
  2. intransitive verb To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner.
  3. transitive verb To cause to stick up quickly: The dog perked its ears at the noise.
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  • It's one of the perks about being off the government payroll I thought the perk was going fishing Sure. —  Blevins, Meredith - (Szabo 02) - The Vanished Priestess
  • Trying to eliminate any perk, they say, can cause feelings of betrayal and even retaliation against the company on the part of employees. —  Knowledge@Wharton
  • Another perk is simply being fortunate to be employed at a time when the economy and job market aren't the in the best shape. —  Iowa State Daily
  • If you are assaulting and you have reached the level to unlock this perk, and ammo isn't a problem, this perk is great. —  GameBattles News
  • Leaving aside the question of whether or not this perk is rational, it is still reasonable to question the selection of Miami and the Fontainebleau. —  Hot Air » Top Picks
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  1. 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.
  2. Shortening and alteration of perquisite.

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  1. from Middle English perke, parke, an unassibilated form of perch, q. v.
  2. from Welsh perc, neat, trim, smart; cf. percus, smart; cf. pert, which is in part a variant of perk.
  3. Formerly also pirk; from perk, adjective
  4. Prob. dim.form of peer, with formative k, as in smirk, talk, etc.
 

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