benefit
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (US) IPA: /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/
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[edit] Noun
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benefit (plural benefits)
- An advantage, help or aid.
- A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
- A performance, etc, given to raise funds for some cause.
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- (advantage, help): disadvantage, encumbrance, hindrance, nuisance, obstacle, detriment
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advantage, help or aid
payment, subsidy
performance given to raise funds
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[edit] Verb
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to benefit (third-person singular simple present benefits, present participle benefiting or benefitting, simple past and past participle benefited or benefitted)
- (transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
- (intransitive) To be or to provide a benefit.
[edit] Usage notes
- Benefiting and benefited are more common, with benefitting and benefitted being a minor variant especially in the US.
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terms derived from "benefit"
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terms related to "benefit"
[edit] Translations
be or provide a benefit
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[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
benefit m. inv.

