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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The Duchess of Sussex briefly joined her husband onstage at the benefit concert, before giving him a quick hug and then watching from the side of the stage as Harry presented an award to Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the tax and spending cuts bill Republicans muscled through Congress in July means 3 million people would not qualify for food stamps, also known as SNAP benefits.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Fringe benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fringe%20benefit. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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