Perkins

American  

[pur-kinz] / ˈpɜr kɪnz /

noun

1. Frances, 1882–1965, U.S. sociologist: Secretary of Labor 1933–45.

2. Maxwell (Evarts), 1884–1947, U.S. editor.

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Example Sentences

Perkins and Ginns are Wall Street veterans who previously worked at Citigroup and Jennison Associates, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Institutions of all flavors, there used to be reputational risk for them being in this space. Now they have reputational risk for not being in the space,” Perkins said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is not yet clear what role they are accused of playing in the killing or how they may be connected to Perkins.

From Los Angeles Times

“The pool is being completely replaced. It leaks like a sieve,” said Stephanie Kingsnorth, principal of the architecture firm Perkins Eastman, addressing about 50 community members in a room next to the park’s visitor center.

From Los Angeles Times

Perkins Eastman, which is leading the design of the pool site, also worked on the renovation and expansion of Griffith Observatory from 2002 to 2006, when the firm was known as Pfeiffer Partners.

From Los Angeles Times