(~s)
1.
Fringe benefits are extra things that some people get from their job in addition to their salary, for example a car. (BUSINESS)
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2.
The ~s of doing something are the extra advantages which you get from it, although you may not have expected them and they were not the main reason for doing it.
His support was one of the nicest ~s of pursuing this research.
= bonus
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