perk

noun

Definition of perknext
as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed the salary's not great, but the perks make up for it

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Recent Examples of perk Food and drink One of the perks of staying at The Francis is easy access to its on-site gem of a restaurant and creative cocktail bar, The Wayside Tavern. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026 The Subtraction Argument If recovery takes at least two years, then prevention isn't a nice-to-have wellness perk. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The government has jumped in, too, offering residents 3,000 dirhams in perks for inviting friends and family to visit and suspending hotel taxes. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 23 July 2026 Free-play amenities like Småland will become a competitive requirement, not a perk. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for perk
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  1. bonus
  2. dividend
  3. gift
Noun
  • The Knicks offered the BAA’s rookie max of $5,000, but in a bidding war between the competing leagues, the Nats offered a first-year salary of $7,000 plus a $500 bonus.
    — Rob Peterson, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • As a bonus Saturday, Daly provided a tent plus post-Mass snacks.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of bonus
Noun
  • For example, a dividend must be calculated, withheld correctly and paid to the shareholder.
    — Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Combined with a strong dividend and a balance sheet with $50 billion in cash, TM offers an unusually attractive mix of value, quality and upside potential.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of dividend
Noun
  • Staff visit mothers in the hospital, bring small gifts to celebrate their new babies, conduct developmental screenings and connect families with evaluations or services when needed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The gift is the latest step in an aggressive national expansion that has the 153-year-old university opening a New York City campus this fall, planning a graduate campus in West Palm Beach, and building a quantum-computing institute in Chattanooga.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of gift

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