benefit
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of Middle English 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 Old French bienfaire (“to do good, do well”), from bien (“well”) + faire (“to do”), modelled after Latin benefactum (“good deed”). More at benefactor.
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benefit (plural benefits)
- An advantage, help or aid from something.
- 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
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payment, subsidy
performance given to raise funds
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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 receive a benefit (from). To be a beneficiary.
[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"
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be or provide a benefit to
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be or provide a benefit
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[edit] Italian
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English
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benefit m. inv.
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benefit
- third-person singular present passive indicative of benefaciō
