benefit (ˈbɛnɪfɪt
)
Definitions
noun
- something that improves or promotes
- advantage or sake ⇒
this is for your benefit
- British
- 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
Word Origin
C14: from Anglo-French benfet , from Latin benefactum , from bene facere to do wellSynonyms
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social security payments,
welfare,
the dole,
unemployment benefit,
state benefit,
Jobseeker's Allowance,
JSA,
pogey,
Translations
- British English:
benefit
The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labour.ˈbɛnɪfɪt NOUN Each family farms individually and reaps the benefit of its labour.
- Spanish:
beneficio
nm
- French:
avantage
nm
- German:
Vorteil
nm
- Chinese: 利益 n
- Arabic: فَائِدَة n
- Portuguese: benefício nm
- Russian: выгода nf
- Croatian: korist nf
- Czech: užitek nm
- Danish: udbytte nnt
- Dutch: voordeel nnt
- Finnish: hyöty n
- Greek: όφελος nnt
- Italian: vantaggio nm
- Japanese: 利益 n
- Korean: 이익 n
- Norwegian: fordel nm
- Polish: korzyść nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: benefício nm
- European Spanish:
beneficio
nm
- Swedish: förmån nutr
- Thai: ผลประโยชน์ n
- Turkish: yarar n
- Vietnamese: lợi ích n
- British English:
benefit
If you benefitfrom something or if it benefits you, it helps you or improves your life.Both sides have benefited from the talks.ˈbɛnɪfɪt VERB Both sides have benefited from the talks.
- Spanish:
beneficiar
v
- French:
bénéficier
vi
- German:
nützen
v
- Chinese: 有益于 v
- Arabic: يَسْتَفِيدُ v
- Portuguese: beneficiar v
- Russian: приносить пользу v
- Croatian: imati koristi v
- Czech: přinést prospěch v přinášet prospěch
- Danish: nyde godt af v
- Dutch: profiteren v
- Finnish: hyötyä v
- Greek: ωφελώ v
- Italian: trarre vantaggio v
- Japanese: 利益を得る v
- Korean: 이익이 되다 v
- Norwegian: gagne v
- Polish: przynieść korzyść v przynosić korzyść
- Brazilian Portuguese: beneficiar v
- European Spanish:
beneficiarse
v
- Swedish: gagna v
- Thai: มีประโยชน์ต่อ v
- Turkish: yarar sağlamak v
- Vietnamese: được lợi v
Usage examples
In fact, I think Mrs Southern would benefit the most from your company.
, Pretty Maids all in a Row (1986)The campaign to restore Gwrych Castle for the benefit of the people of North Wales will persist, underlines Mr Baker.
Country Life (2004)We try to keep all the restaurants open in summer - that is the benefit of the summer conference business.
Irish Times (2002)He said:'Some of these guys who will benefit from the scheme have been left out in the cold for too long.
Glasgow Herald (2001)That's the benefit of going into the Common European Market.
, THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)