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perk
What does perk mean?
perk (noun): an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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/pɝk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “perk” mean?
an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
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that which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage
Not quite: that's what surplus means.
the act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim
Not quite: that's what assumption means.
any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated
Not quite: that's what gadget means.
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