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English

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-benefit.ogg


Noun

  1. An advantage, help or aid.
  2. A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
  3. A performance, etc, given to raise funds for some cause.


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Translations

  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|voordeel|n}}, {{t+|nl|subsidie|f}}
  • Esperanto: subvencio
  • Finnish: ,
  • French: {{t+|fr|subvention|f}}
  • German: {{t+|de|Leistung|f}}
  • Portuguese:

See also


Verb

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  1. To be a benefit (to someone).
  2. To be a benefit.


Usage notes

  • Benefiting and benefited are more common in the US, benefitting and benefitted are more common in the UH.


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Benefit \Ben"e*fit\, n. [OE. benefet, benfeet, bienfet, F.
bienfait, fr. L. benefactum; bene well (adv. of bonus good) +
factum, p. p. of facere to do. See Bounty, and Fact.]
1. An act of kindness; a favor conferred.
[1913 Webster]

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his
benefits. --Ps. ciii. 2.
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2. Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or
adds value to property; advantage; profit.
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Men have no right to what is not for their benefit.
--Burke.
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3. A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the
proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater
or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to
some charitable use.
[1913 Webster]

4. Beneficence; liberality. [Obs.] --Webster (1623).
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5. pl. Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments. [R.]
"The benefits of your own country." --Shak.
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Benefit of clergy. (Law) See under Clergy.
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Syn: Profit; service; use; avail. See Advantage.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Benefit \Ben"e*fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benefited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Benefitting.]
To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance
in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.
[1913 Webster]

I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would
benefit them. --Jer. xviii.
10.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Benefit \Ben"e*fit\, v. i.
To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he
will benefit by the change.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet benefit
n 1: financial assistance in time of need
2: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common
good" [syn: welfare]
3: a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
v 1: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast
experience" [syn: profit, gain]
2: be beneficial for; "This will do you good" [syn: do good]
[also: benefitting, benefitted]
Moby Dictionary
abet , absolute interest , account , act of grace , act of kindness ,
advance , advantage , aid , allowances , ameliorate , answer , assist ,
assistance , avail , bail out , be handy , be of use , be right ,
bear a hand , befit , befitting , befriend , behalf , behoof ,
benediction , benefaction , benefits , benevolence , benignity ,
benison , bestead , better , bill , blessing , boon , break no bones ,
build , claim , comfort , common , confer a benefit ,
contingent interest , contribute to , convenience , courtesy , debut ,
do , do a favor , do a kindness , do good , do no harm , do the trick ,
doctor , ease , easement , entertainment , equitable interest , equity ,
estate , exhibit , exhibition , farewell performance , favor ,
fill the bill , fit , flesh show , forward , further , gain ,
give a boost , give a hand , give a lift , give good returns ,
give help , godsend , good , good deed , good offices , good turn ,
grace , help , holding , improve , interest , kind deed , kind offices ,
kindly act , kindness , labor of love , lend a hand , lend one aid ,
limitation , manna , mercy , ministration , ministry , mitzvah ,
not come amiss , obligation , office , offices , part , pay , pay off ,
percentage , performance , perks , perquisites , point , premiere ,
presentation , presentment , production , proffer aid , profit ,
promote , prosperity , protect , protection , rally , reclaim , redeem ,
relief , relieve , remedy , render a service , render assistance ,
rescue , restore , resuscitate , revive , right , right of entry , sake ,
save , serve , serve the purpose , service , set up , settlement , show ,
stage presentation , stake , strict settlement , succor , suffice ,
suit the occasion , support , swan song , take in tow ,
theatrical performance , therapy , title , trust , tryout , turn , use ,
value , vested interest , welfare , well-being , work , work for ,
world of good , worth , yield a profit


BENEFIT. This word is used in the same sense as gain (q. v.) and profits. (q. v.) 20 Toull. n. 199.
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