fringe benefit

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.

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employee benefitperquisiteperk
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Meanings

nounfringe benefit (plural fringe benefits)

plural fringe benefits

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

    Synonyms: employee benefit

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
employee benefit

More synonyms by meaning

nounan incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)

Similar
perquisiteperk
Broader
benefit
Also see
employee benefitperkperquisite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 員工福利 /员工福利, 附加福利
  • 員工福利 /员工福利 (yuángōng fúlì)benefit received in addition to pay
  • 附加福利benefit received in addition to pay
Finnish työsuhde-etu
  • työsuhde-etubenefit received in addition to pay
French avantage en nature, avantage de toute nature
  • avantage en naturebenefit received in addition to pay
  • avantage de toute naturebenefit received in addition to pay
  • ATNbenefit received in addition to pay
German Sachbezug, geldwerter Vorteil
  • Sachbezugbenefit received in addition to pay
  • geldwerter Vorteilbenefit received in addition to pay
Italian beneficio accessorio, fringe benefit
  • beneficio accessoriobenefit received in addition to pay
  • fringe benefitbenefit received in addition to pay
Norwegian Bokmål frynsegode
  • frynsegodebenefit received in addition to pay
Polish dodatkowa korzyść
  • dodatkowa korzyśćbenefit received in addition to pay
Russian дополни́тельная льго́та
  • дополни́тельная льго́та (dopolnítelʹnaja lʹgóta)benefit received in addition to pay
Spanish retribución en especie
  • retribución en especiebenefit received in addition to pay
Cite this entry
APA

fringe benefit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringe%20benefit

MLA

“fringe benefit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringe%20benefit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fringe benefit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringe%20benefit.

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