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- DictionaryBen·e·fit/ˈbenəfit/
noun
- 1. an advantage or profit gained from something: "enjoy the benefits of being a member"
- 2. a payment or gift made by an employer, the state, or an insurance company: "welfare benefits"
verb
- 1. receive an advantage; profit: "the areas would benefit from regeneration"
: something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage. discounted prices and other benefits of a museum membership. The benefits outweigh the risks of taking the drug. reaping the benefits of their hard work. changes that will be to your benefit. b. : useful aid : help. without the benefit of a lawyer.
Benefit definition: something that is advantageous or good; an advantage. See examples of BENEFIT used in a sentence.
BENEFIT definition: 1. a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help: 2. an advantage such as medical…. Learn more.
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.
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.
[countable, uncountable] an advantage that something gives you; a helpful and useful effect that something has. Freedom of information brings great benefits. health/economic/tax benefits. the benefits of modern medicine. I've had the benefit of a good education.
The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
benefit noun [C, U] (GOVERNMENT) money that the government gives to people who are sick, poor, not working, etc: unemployment benefit. for sb's benefit. in order to help someone: We bought the piano for the children's benefit.
Benefit Definition. Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage. The nurse explained the benefits of regular exercise. A kindly, charitable act; benefaction. Help; aid. The field trip was of great benefit to the students. Gain or advantage. Tax legislation for the benefit of the rich.
Definition of benefit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
