as in benefit
something extra (such as vacation time) that is given by an employer to workers in addition to their regular pay
The company offered extensive fringe benefits to recruit the most qualified employees.
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Bloomberg Tax anticipates that the exemption amounts will look like this in 2026:
Fringe Benefits—Transportation
In 2026, the monthly limitation for the qualified transportation fringe benefit for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle and any transit pass is $340.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The program has fringe benefits for others, too.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Some other changes Balon would like to make to his department to compete with other counties and municipalities that offer more compensation to their officers both in wages and fringe benefits, including a significant bump in longevity pay.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
As her experience illustrates, the fringe benefits extend beyond exercise.
—Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The program has fringe benefits for others, too.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Some other changes Balon would like to make to his department to compete with other counties and municipalities that offer more compensation to their officers both in wages and fringe benefits, including a significant bump in longevity pay.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
As her experience illustrates, the fringe benefits extend beyond exercise.
—Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringe benefit
benefit
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Creativity, too, benefits from this partnership.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nearly one in seven Massachusetts residents receives SNAP benefits, a rate far higher than neighboring states like New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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