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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 yvlog 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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of benefit1
yvlog 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
Surely club and country will benefit for many years to come if his instinct continues to be facilitated and not restricted by the conventions of modern-day kick-heavy game plans driven by data.
Also to be considered are the benefits of adopting a fresh approach under a new head coach to ensure the deficiencies that have contributed to such a poor campaign are not repeated.
There are two types – defined benefit schemes which guarantee a fixed pension income, and defined contribution where your pension pot rises and falls with financial markets.
“Existing enrollees will be able to continue their membership with no changes to their benefits,” the platform said on its company website.
Dice also is optimistic about the ways in which the 5 Star can benefit the surrounding community.
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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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