Perk meaning in English
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Definition
a perk: an advantage, a bonus, an extra, a plus
Pronunciation examples
UK: My job has lots of perks, such as many holidays and discounts on company products.
US: I'm looking for a job that pays well and has perks.
Examples
- "Sam : Bruno, Bruno, these are the perks of working in a successful bank."
- "these days they just come in a different form. Smythe says that private sector companies are finding ways to compensate workers without using union labor, "The perks that a dotcom like Doodle provides for its staff, without any union interference, are unbelievable: free meals, childcare, dry cleaning services, gold-leafed toilet paper, the list goes on and on."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below using terms that were used in this article.
This term describes the act of lowering (the head) in a sudden movement, or evading something. "I'm very tall, so I often have to otherwise I hit my head on the top of the door frame."
(Hint: Located in the 1st paragraph)
This informal term describes advantages or benefits which some employees get for working for a company. "The best part about my job are the . I get a company car, a laptop, and free chocolate cake in the staff canteen."
(Hint: Located in the 5th paragraph)
This term means "failing to notice", in the sense of ignoring or disregarding something. "We must not the fact that the price of fossil fuels will continue to rise."
(Hint: Located in the 5th paragraph)
This term describes the act of lowering (the head) in a sudden movement, or evading something. "I'm very tall, so I often have to otherwise I hit my head on the top of the door frame."
(Hint: Located in the 1st paragraph)
This informal term describes advantages or benefits which some employees get for working for a company. "The best part about my job are the . I get a company car, a laptop, and free chocolate cake in the staff canteen."
(Hint: Located in the 5th paragraph)
This term means "failing to notice", in the sense of ignoring or disregarding something. "We must not the fact that the price of fossil fuels will continue to rise."
(Hint: Located in the 5th paragraph)
Fill in the blanks below using terms that were used in this article.
This term describes the act of lowering (the head) in a sudden movement, or evading something. "I'm very tall, so I often have to duck 1 otherwise I hit my head on the top of the door frame."
(Hint: Located in the 1st paragraph)
This informal term describes advantages or benefits which some employees get for working for a company. "The best part about my job are the perks 2. I get a company car, a laptop, and free chocolate cake in the staff canteen."
(Hint: Located in the 5th paragraph)
This term means "failing to notice", in the sense of ignoring or disregarding something. "We must not overlook 3 the fact that the price of fossil fuels will continue to rise."
(Hint: Located in the 5th paragraph)
This term describes the act of lowering (the head) in a sudden movement, or evading something. "I'm very tall, so I often have to duck 1 otherwise I hit my head on the top of the door frame."
(Hint: Located in the 1st paragraph)
This informal term describes advantages or benefits which some employees get for working for a company. "The best part about my job are the perks 2. I get a company car, a laptop, and free chocolate cake in the staff canteen."
(Hint: Located in the 5th paragraph)
This term means "failing to notice", in the sense of ignoring or disregarding something. "We must not overlook 3 the fact that the price of fossil fuels will continue to rise."
(Hint: Located in the 5th paragraph)
1 duck: This is the correct answer. To "duck" means to lower the head or body, generally to avoid being hit in the head. For example: I had to duck to avoid the three ducks that were flying towards me. In the article, Jackie Hasselhoff says "we have to duck to avoid rotten fruit thrown by angry onlookers", this means that the union members had to move their heads quickly, otherwise they would have been hit on the head with old fruit.
2 perks: This is correct. A "perk" is an informal term which describes a benefit or advantage given to an employee by a company, in addition to their salary or pay. This could be anything from a company car to stock options, for example. In the text, economist Adam F Symthe mentions "the perks that a dotcom like Doodle provides for its staff". This means that a young Internet company like Doodle is able to give its staff a lot of advantages (free meals, childcare, dry cleaning services, gold-leafed toilet paper, etc).
3 overlook: This is correct. In this context, to "overlook (a detail)" means to fail to notice or remark a detail. For example: When I write emails I always overlook spelling mistakes. The article states "it's not as if workers' rights are being totally overlooked in the US", this means that despite the decline of the labor unions in the US, the rights of workers are not being ignored or disregarded. Note that several other meanings of "overlook" exist in English.
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