benefit

[ben·e·fit]

A benefit is something that helps you, whether in the form of health insurance provided by an employer, welfare given by the government to those in need, or the benefit of the doubt extended to you by a friend.

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An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

Noun
something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

Noun
a performance to raise money for a charitable cause

Noun
financial assistance in time of need

Verb
derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"

Verb
be beneficial for; "This will do you good"

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n.
An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

n.
Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit.

n.
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.

n.
Beneficence; liberality.

n.
Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments.

v. t.
To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.

v. i.
To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.


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.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
2. Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit.
Men have no right to what is not for their benefit.
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. 4. Beneficence; liberality. [Obs.] Webster (1623). 5. pl. Natural advantaged; endowments; accomplishments. [R.] "The benefits of your own country." Shak. Benefit of clergy. (Law) See under Clergy. Syn. -- Profit; service; use; avail. See Advantage.

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.
I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

Benefit

Ben"e*fit, v. i. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.

An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.

To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.

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Usage Examples

And I'm very surprised that all this stuff actually worked out to where I could have a career in film, gain the benefit of my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor.

As a former high school teacher, I know that investing in education is one of the most important things we can do, not only for our children, but for the benefit of our whole community.

All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.

A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime.

And I like to keep whatever is mine remaining that way. It's a funny little game to play and it's a slippery slope. I always say to myself I'm never going to give anything away because there's never any point or benefit for me.

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding.

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Other Usage Examples

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.

And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit.

Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit.

Are ideals confined to this deformed experiment upon a noble purpose, tainted, as it is, with bargains and tied to a peace treaty which might have been disposed of long ago to the great benefit of the world if it had not been compelled to carry this rider on its back?

A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples.

An unexpected benefit of my career in biochemistry has been travel.

All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.

America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves them and threatens us. When these demands are met, the first and greatest benefit will come to Iraqi men, women and children.

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