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- noun Plural form of
perk . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
perk .
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Examples
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And the title perks me up, too – especially it being so cold here :
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The fact they, with their high incomes, excellent health care, and all the other perks, try to ally themselves with people who have few or none of those perks, is tasteless and disgusting.
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The median amount CEOs received in perks fell 15% in 2009, as companies cut back on benefits such as the use of corporate jets for personal travel.
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Among those Chiang said received tens of thousands of dollars in salary and perks from the funds was ousted City Manager Robert Rizzo, who is charged with 53 counts of looting the modest, working-class suburb where one in six people live in poverty.
Bell Affordable Housing Funds Misused By City Officials AP 2010
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Among those Chiang said received tens of thousands of dollars in salary and perks from the funds was ousted City Manager Robert Rizzo, who is charged with 53 counts of looting the modest, working-class suburb where one in six people live in poverty.
Bell Affordable Housing Funds Misused By City Officials AP 2010
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The pricier models add in perks like GPS tracking, virtual training partners and wireless workout sharing.
Five Best Exercise Planning And Tracking Tools | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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As the economy grows, however, we are able to afford certain perks that are not available in a less prosperous economy ... for example:
Health Care and Moral Values, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Well, if I wanted to MAXIMIZE the $$ and perks from a book – I'd certainly release it in a Presidential election year when the pundits were HUNGRY for dirt ... and then I'd get interviews and lots of fame ...
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And the reason why Marie and Wendee do not talk more about their salaries and perks is that they do not like to be put down by arrogant gringos for not being able to afford a nicer life.
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The notion of stripping Congress of some of its perks is quite appealing to the average voter.
Archive 2007-11-01 Ilya 2007
chained_bear commented on the word perks
Perks no longer allowed in Congress.
September 3, 2008