Tokyo to survey tourists' nightlife needs to perk up spending
With tourism up and spending down, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government intends to poll tourists on their nightlife needs and desires.
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VERB
perk up" or "perk someone/something up- Become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting.no object ‘she'd been depressed, but she seemed to perk up last week’with object ‘the coffee had perked him up long enough to tackle the reviews’
Origin
Late Middle English (in the senses ‘perch’ and ‘be lively’): perhaps from an Old French dialect variant of percher ‘to perch’.
Pronunciation
NOUN
usually perksinformal
- 1A benefit to which one is entitled because of one's job.‘many agencies are helping to keep personnel at their jobs by providing perks’
- 1.1 An advantage or benefit arising from a particular situation.‘they were busy discovering the perks of town life’
- 1.1 An advantage or benefit arising from a particular situation.
Origin
Early 19th century: abbreviation of perquisite.
Pronunciation
VERB
informal- (with reference to coffee) percolate.no object ‘while the coffee perks, head out for the morning paper’with object ‘she showed us how to perk the coffee’
NOUN
informal- A coffee percolator.‘Leo hooked up an extension cord for me so I can use my perk’
Origin
1930s: abbreviation of percolate.
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