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benefit
[ben-uh-fit]
noun
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage.
He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
Synonyms: , ,a payment or gift, as one made to help someone or given by an employer, an insurance company, or a public agency.
The company offers its employees a pension plan, free health insurance, and other benefits.
a theatrical performance or other public entertainment to raise money for a charitable organization or cause.
Archaic.Ģżan act of kindness; good deed; benefaction.
verb (used with object)
to do good to; be of service to.
a health program to benefit everyone.
verb (used without object)
to derive benefit or advantage; profit; make improvement.
He has never benefited from all that experience.
benefit
/ Ė²śÉ²ŌÉŖ“ŚÉŖ³Ł /
noun
something that improves or promotes
advantage or sake
this is for your benefit
an allowance paid by the government as for sickness, unemployment, etc, to which a person is entitled under social security or the national insurance scheme
any similar allowance in various other countries
(sometimes plural) a payment or series of payments made by an institution, such as an insurance company or trade union, to a person who is ill, unemployed, etc
a theatrical performance, sports event, etc, to raise money for a charity
verb
to do or receive good; profit
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- benefiter noun
- benefitter noun
- prebenefit verb
- self-benefit noun
- self-benefiting adjective
- self-benefitting adjective
- superbenefit noun
- unbenefited adjective
- unbenefitted adjective
- unbenefiting adjective
- unbenefitting adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of benefit1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of benefit1
Idioms and Phrases
for someone's benefit, so as to produce a desired effect in another's mind.
He wasn't really angry; that was just an act for his girlfriend's benefit.
Example Sentences
Welsh government ministers and Welsh Labour MPs have pressed the UK government for more money for Wales to demonstrate the benefits of having two Labour governments either side of the M4.
Antoine is an architect who lives on the outskirts of Paris, and has benefitted from the changes.
"At least I will have a disability," he said, referring to the loss of his eye, and the anticipated benefits it would draw.
Yes, there are costs associated with undocumented immigrants, but benefits as well ā theyāve been an essential part of the California economy for years.
A survey of 2,3000 UK families raising disabled or seriously ill children by the charity Family Fund found 44% struggled to meet day-to-day living costs, despite receiving disability benefits.
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What are other ways to sayĢżbenefit?
A benefit is something that is advantageous or good. When should you use benefit instead of advantage or profit? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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