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gain benefit

Example sentences

These risks far outweigh any benefit gained. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Similar benefits are gained from drinking green tea or taking aspirin. The Sun (2006)Should internet users gain the benefit of viewing live BBC TV broadcasts without paying the licence fee? Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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Definition of 'benefit'

(benɪfɪt ) Explore 'benefit' in the dictionary
variable noun
The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
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Definition of 'gain'

(geɪn ) Explore 'gain' in the dictionary
verb
If you gain from something such as an event or situation, you get some advantage or benefit from it.
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feel the benefit
provide benefits
confer benefits
limit benefit
offer a benefit
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restrict benefit
reduce benefits
get benefits
obvious benefits
environmental benefit
long-term benefit
mutual benefit
additional benefit
nutritional benefit
significant benefit
generous benefits
short-term benefit
clear benefit
universal benefit
tax benefit
potential benefit
tangible benefit

Nearby words of 'gain benefit'

  • gaillardia
  • gaily
  • gain
  • gain benefit
  • gain ground
  • gain on
  • gain on sale

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Definition of gain benefit from the Collins English Dictionary

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