icings

noun

plural of icing
as in fringe benefits

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for icings
  1. fringe benefits
  2. premiums
  3. prizes
  4. awards
  5. rewards
  6. giveaways
  7. subsidies
  8. windfalls
Noun
  • Historians have said the act played a key role in expanding insurance for American workers because employers, unable to offer higher wages, offered insurance and other types of fringe benefits.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Coaches will receive fringe benefits on top of their annaul salaries.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
Definition of fringe benefits
Noun
  • The amount that workers pay in premiums for a family health insurance plan jumped 9% in 2026, to $7,471 on average, according to KFF’s 2026 Employer Health Benefits Survey.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But if that happens, the workers will have a say about whether to raise premiums or their copays.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of premiums
Noun
  • Alicia and Darrell Cortez recently arrived at Shirakawa Elementary School in San Jose bearing books and the promise of prizes.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Here’s how to play and win prizes at small Sacramento businesses while getting an early start on holiday shopping.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of prizes
Noun
  • The jury will also bestow the best actor and actress awards, and may also award a screenplay award or an artistic achievement award.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The distributor will also submit Pullman for Best Supporting Actor, Metcalf for Best Supporting Actress and Lie for Best Actor in awards-season races.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of awards
Noun
  • His latest album attempts to reconcile a life of precarity with the spiritual rewards of finding one’s voice.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But having a card that earns 2X rewards everywhere doesn't restrict you from opening a rewards card that earns a 3X return on popular categories or 5% back on rotating categories.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rewards
Noun
  • Entering Monday night, only five teams have more giveaways than Indy (11), and no team has fewer takeaways than the Colts (three).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Hawks entered the night riding their first back-to-back wins of the season, but defensive-zone struggles, sloppy puck handling and giveaways dropped them to 2-2-0 on their seven-game homestand.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of giveaways
Noun
  • So far, anti-AI legislation has taken the form of blocking subsidies for AI data centers.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The talks come as Paz faces protests over his decision to scrap fuel subsidies in a country that once exported natural gas to its neighbors but now struggles with fuel shortages and declining hydrocarbon production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidies
Noun
  • Do not overlook the impact of any financial windfalls, either.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Also, the windfalls are subject to taxes and withholdings, and stock options are vested on varying schedules.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of windfalls
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