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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Recent Examples of fringe benefit
Many scientists depend on NIH funding to pay their own salaries and fringe benefits as well those of their research staffs.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
These are all fringe benefits for two of college football’s biggest brands linking arms for a dozen years.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Any fringe benefits for workers from these minimal tax exemptions are starkly outweighed by the massive cuts to crucial programs these same workers rely on to survive and make ends meet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
But the new deal also strips out some of the fringe benefits seen in his and his predecessor’s prior contracts.
—Garrett Shanley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
These are all fringe benefits for two of college football’s biggest brands linking arms for a dozen years.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Any fringe benefits for workers from these minimal tax exemptions are starkly outweighed by the massive cuts to crucial programs these same workers rely on to survive and make ends meet.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
But the new deal also strips out some of the fringe benefits seen in his and his predecessor’s prior contracts.
—Garrett Shanley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fringe benefit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringe benefit
benefit
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While the lack of benefits, risk of burnout and isolation are clear risks, Brown says the desire for flexibility is strong.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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If spouses are collecting, married at least a year and the same age, but one spouse’s benefit is less than half the other’s, then that spouse should claim spousal benefits instead.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Fringe benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringe%20benefit. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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