Definition of Fringe benefit

1. Noun. 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"

Exact synonyms: Perk, Perquisite
Generic synonyms: Benefit
Specialized synonyms: Apanage, Appanage, Backsheesh, Baksheesh, Bakshis, Bakshish, Gratuity, Pourboire, Tip

Definition of Fringe benefit

1. Noun. A benefit received in addition to the normal benefits of holding a job, or, by extension, any relationship to the source of the benefit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fringe Benefit

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fringe benefit (current term)
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Literary usage of Fringe benefit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nursing Home Rates in the Upper Midwest: A Program Evaluation Report by Susan Von Mosch (1998)
"We found that: • Average fringe benefit costs per resident day in Minnesota ... As shown on Table 3.9, fringe benefit costs in Minnesota nursing homes ..."

2. Balancing Work Responsibilities and Family Needs: The Federal Civil Service by U. S. Merit Systems Protection Board (1993)
"... to its employees (ie, the opportunity to choose how the dollar value of their fringe benefits are allocated among a range of fringe benefit options)? ..."

3. Taxing Wages: Special Feature: Part-Time and Taxing Wages (2006)
"New Zealand has not included its payroll taxes in the tax calculations, mainly because its fringe benefit Tax is not a function of the employee's income and ..."

4. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"Employer- paid life insurance is the third most expensive tax-advantaged fringe benefit (after health insurance, discussed in option REV-10, and pensions). ..."

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