fringe benefit
noun
1
: an employment benefit (such as a pension or a paid holiday) granted by an employer that has a monetary value but does not affect basic wage rates
2
: any additional benefit
increased energy is a fringe benefit of regular exercise
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Rising Medicaid and fringe benefit costs and smaller-than-anticipated corporation tax receipts led Comptroller Sean Scanlon last week to project a $6 million operating deficit for this fiscal year.
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Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
That number doesn’t include fringe benefits.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
His vision of improving New York always included a few fringe benefits for himself.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
One fringe benefit of embarking on such a massive casting process is that Telsey, Canfield, and their team already had the right sides to read everybody.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
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Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
That number doesn’t include fringe benefits.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
His vision of improving New York always included a few fringe benefits for himself.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
One fringe benefit of embarking on such a massive casting process is that Telsey, Canfield, and their team already had the right sides to read everybody.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Fringe benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fringe%20benefit. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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