Perk
What it means
An additional benefit attached to a role, purchase, or situation.
Reach for it when highlighting a welcome advantage beyond the main value
Free bicycle storage was a useful perk of the new office.
Words to choose between 5
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everyday
Fits when something additional feels like a reward
Careful Bonus often suggests payment or a one-time addition.
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everyday
extra
Fits when informality and simple addition are enough
Careful Extra does not indicate that the addition is valuable.
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professional
Fits when practical superiority in comparison is the point
Careful Advantage may come at another person's expense and need not feel enjoyable.
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professional
Fits when the advantage is substantial or formally provided
Careful Benefit is neutral and can name the central value rather than an appealing extra.
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formal
privilege
Fits when special access or status is being acknowledged
Careful Privilege can raise questions of unequal entitlement that perk does not.
Opposites 3
- drawback
- penalty
- disadvantage
Common phrases 3
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employee perk
The employee perk most valued by parents was flexible starting time.
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added perk
An added perk of the library card is free entry to the local museum.
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major perk
The major perk was access to a quiet studio after normal hours.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated