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fringe benefit

n.
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fringe benefit

n
(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an incidental or additional advantage, esp a benefit provided by an employer to supplement an employee's regular pay, such as a pension, company car, luncheon vouchers, etc
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fringe′ ben`efit


n.
a benefit, such as free life or health insurance or a pension, received by an employee in addition to regular pay.
[1945]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. fringe benefit - an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
benefit - financial assistance in time of need
apanage, appanage - any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"
backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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fringe benefit

noun added extra, bonus, allowance, privilege, perk, perquisite (formal), boot money (informal), lagniappe (U.S.) Fringe benefits need to be incorporated within payment.
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