perk

Meaning

Noun

1. (informal) Perquisite.
2. A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.

Verb

1. (informal) To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.
2. (informal) Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.

Verb

1. To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
2. To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.
3. (obsolete) To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.

Adj

Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.

Verb

1. To peer; to look narrowly, sharply, or inquisitively.
2. To examine thoroughly.

Verb

To perch.

Synonyms

bonus

perquisite

dividend

premium

fringe benefit

pick up

percolate

perk up

gain vigor

spruce up

bespangle

buoy up

caparison

deck

decorate

doll

embellish

favor

freshen

garnish

improve

interest

jazz

jazz up

lighten up

liven

liven up

mend

ornament

prank

prerogative

prim

primp

prink

privilege

profit

ramp

recondition

renew

revive

reward

smarten up

tip

titivate

good

👍

smarten oneself up

trim

doll oneself up

doll up

pep up

tog

account

adorn

advantage

apanage

array

asset

attire

beautify

benefit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɝk/

Etymology

Clipping of perquisite.