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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. an 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
/ ˈɛɪɪ /
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 Word Forms
- ··ھ· ··ھ·ٱ noun
- ···ھ verb prebenefited or prebenefitted prebenefiting or prebenefitting
- -··ھ noun
- -··ھ·ing -··ھ·ting adjective
- ····ھ noun
- ܲ···ھ· ܲ···ھ·ٱ adjective
- ܲ···ھ·Բ ܲ···ھ·پԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of benefit1
Word 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.
More idioms and phrases containing benefit
see give the benefit .Example Sentences
They have been charged with fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits and they each face a maximum of 30 years in federal prison.
"I have no interest in defending Mr. Kennedy, whose shaky science and conspiracy theories will do nothing to benefit those with autism and their families," Ms May said.
In the case of immigrants, some Democrats decided to just do the right thing — to not just abandon an inconvenient category of human beings — while noting that the rule of law benefits all.
Salons are "a vital pillar of our high streets", he said, adding "many hair and beauty businesses will benefit from some of the other measures the chancellor introduced".
In 2017, the government gave in to calls for tertiary education fees to be scrapped which were made during what was known as the #FeesMustFall protests - but only a small number of students benefited.
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When To Use
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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