perk

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
verb gain or regain energy

Clipping of perquisite.

Perks, loud and rather angry. — The Railway Children, E. (Edith) Nesbit
"Damned weird, isn't it?" replied "Old Perk." — Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930, Unknown
That's a small perk we get for putting up with old age." — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover

fringe benefit, perquisite

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