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Benefit

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Noun

1. benefit

financial assistance in time of need

2. benefit, welfare

something that aids or promotes well-being

Example Sentences:
'for the benefit of all'

3. benefit

a performance to raise money for a charitable cause

Verb

4. benefit, gain, profit

derive a benefit from

Example Sentences:
'She profited from his vast experience'

5. benefit, do good

be beneficial for

Example Sentences:
'This will do you good'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Benefit

see synonyms of benefit
noun
1. 
something that improves or promotes
2. 
advantage or sake
this is for your benefit
3. British
a. 
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
b. 
any similar allowance in various other countries
4. (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
5. 
a theatrical performance, sports event, etc, to raise money for a charity
6.  friends with benefits
verb -fits, -fiting, -fited or especially US -fits, -fitting or -fitted
7. 
to do or receive good; profit

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Benefit

see synonyms of benefit
noun
1.  Archaic
a kindly, charitable act; benefaction
2. 
a. 
gain or advantage
tax legislation for the benefit of the rich
b. 
a favorable or beneficial circumstance, condition, or result
several benefits to good nutrition
3. 
fringe benefit
4.  [often pl.]
payments made by an insurance company, public agency, welfare society, etc. as during sickness, retirement, unemployment, etc. or for death
5. 
any public performance, bazaar, dance, etc. the proceeds of which are to help a certain person, group, or cause
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbenefited or ˈbenefiting
6. 
to do good to or for; aid
verb intransitive
7. 
to receive advantage; profit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Benefit

see synonyms of benefit
n.
1.
a. Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage: The nurse explained the benefits of regular exercise.
b. Help; aid: The field trip was of great benefit to the students.
2.
a. A payment made by a government agency or insurance company to qualifying persons in time of need: an increase in welfare benefits.
b. A form of compensation, such as paid vacation time, subsidized health insurance, or a pension, provided to employees in addition to wages or salary as part of an employment arrangement. Also called fringe benefit.
3. A public entertainment, performance, or social event held to raise funds for a person or cause.
4. Archaic A kindly deed.
v. ben·e·fit·ed, ben·e·fit·ing, ben·e·fits also ben·e·fit·ted or ben·e·fit·ting
v.tr.
To be helpful or useful to.
v.intr.
To derive benefit: You will benefit from her good example.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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