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
The program has fringe benefits for others, too.
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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
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
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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
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
See All Example Sentences for fringe benefit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fringe benefit
benefit
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At the same time, food aid was delayed for tens of millions of people as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were caught up in legal battles related to the shutdown.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Several states, including California, quickly began to dole out benefits.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Fringe benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringe%20benefit. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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