cafeteria plan

noun

1. a fringe-benefit plan under which employees may choose from among various benefits those that best fit their needs, up to a specified dollar value.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cafeteria plan¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

The whimsical notion occurred to Ward that he might post Brophy on the advantages of a cafeteria plan of operating his hostelry.

From Project Gutenberg

The employees' lunchroom—conducted on the cafeteria plan—serves four thousand men and women each working day.

From Project Gutenberg