benefit
//ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt//
Forms
- Plural
- benefits
- present (v1)
- benefit
- past (v2)
- benefited
- past participle (v3)
- benefited
- present participle
- benefiting
- 3rd person singular
- benefits
Definitions
1.An advantage; help or aid from something.
- She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies is one of the benefits of the job.
- For the trip over the grass-covered sleepers and between the cow-parsley and briars, an open wagon was added to the usual combination of locomotive and coach, for the benefit of those who wanted to take photographs.
2.A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
3.An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
- Gore Vidal […] will be sharing his wit and wisdom at the Arlington Street Church on Wednesday, April 5th at 7:00. The appearance is a benefit for the Boston/Boise Committee and the tickets are priced at $5.
4.Intended audience (as for the benefit of).
- The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.
- Since my wife is Canadian, whenever we have dinner with my family, they keep bringing up anything they've heard about Canada lately for her benefit.
1.To be or to provide a benefit to.
- The spending in and around local stations is creating micro-economies that are benefiting Great Britain's high streets, independent businesses and economic growth, both locally and on a national level.
2.To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
- Although some apeirophobics have benefitted from treatments like medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, others have found no way to mitigate the existential terror.
- Although Katy has admitted to being bi-curious in the past, the reason a lot of fans wanted clarity on her sexuality was to ensure she wasn't queer-baiting and benefiting from a culture she isn't actually part of.
- Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; [...].
Frequency
Overall
Common· #827
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of benfet, bienfet, bienfait (“good or noble deed”), from Anglo-Norman benfet (“well-done”), Middle French bienfait, from Old French bienfet, bienfait (“foredeal, favour”), from past participle of bienfaire (“to do good, do well”), from bien (“well”) + faire (“to do”), modelled after Latin benefactum (“good deed”).