benefits

[ben-uh-fits] / ˈbɛn ə fɪts /

NOUN

fringe benefit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensation package perk perquisite

WEAK

additional benefit allowances employee benefit extra gravy lagniappe perks perquisites plus privilege reward solatium

NOUN

income

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cash compensation earnings interest livelihood pay proceeds profit revenue royalty salary wage

STRONG

assets avails commission dividends drawings gains gravy gross harvest honorarium means net payoff receipts returns

WEAK

bottom line cash flow in the black take-home take-home pay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

debt loss

WEAK

bills expenses

NOUN

safety net

Synonyms

WEAK

buffer government aid insurance level of economic security guaranteed by government parachute precaution precautions preventive measure protection protective umbrella safeguard safety plug safety valve sheet anchor subsidy

Example Sentences

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“The Catcher in the Rye” benefits from the distance of adulthood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Regardless of who gets to be the "prime" or lead contractor, there will be pressure to spread the benefits throughout the UK.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

“This includes a significant increase in innovation and renovation centered on the benefits that matter most to today’s consumers,” Harmening said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The price of memory chips have jumped as a result, with Micron and its Korea-based peers, Samsung and SK Hynix reaping the benefits.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

It was one of the fringe benefits of living for so many years essentially alienated from the world around him: He could easily believe that he was right and the world was wrong.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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