🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

혜택

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyetaek

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Perk/pɜrk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"많은 회사들이 직원을 유치하기 위해 혜택을 제공합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A benefit or advantage that is given in addition to regular salary or wages.

    "Many companies offer health insurance as a perk to attract employees."
  2. 2

    An incidental benefit or advantage.

    "The free gym membership is a nice perk of working at this company."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'perk' is a shortening of 'perquisite', which originates from the Latin 'perquisitum', meaning 'something obtained through effort'. It evolved in the 20th century to refer to benefits or privileges associated with a job or position.

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