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a perk of the job
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an extra benefit that you get because of your job, apart from your pay
'Perk' is short for 'perquisite' and is often plural: 'the perks of the job'. A perk is not part of the salary. Also 'a perk of the trade'.
In context
Free lunch at the canteen is one of the best perks of the job.
Travelling to Da Nang twice a year is a perk of the job for our sales team.
More idioms about work
- a baptism of firea very difficult first experience of a new job or activity
- a cushy joba job that is easy and pleasant but still pays well
- a dead-end joba job with no chance of promotion or of learning anything new
- a jack of all tradesa person who can do many different kinds of work fairly well
- a labour of lovehard work that you do because you enjoy it or care about it, not for money