benefit 1 of 2

noun

ˈbe-nə-ˌfit How to pronounce benefit (audio)
Definition of benefitnext
1
as in advantage
a thing that helps it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought

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2
as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly

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benefit

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verb

as in to help
to provide with something useful or desirable his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience

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Recent Examples of benefit
Noun
Aa correlation of 1 means the assets move perfectly in tandem — meaning there isn’t a diversification benefit. — Greg Iacurci,annie Nova, CNBC, 25 July 2026 Perfect One’s bestselling firming facial cream combines the benefits of a serum, moisturizer, eye cream and primer in one step while helping keep skin hydrated with hyaluronic acid, squalane and glycerin. — ABC News, 25 July 2026
Verb
Will benefit if new OC Sean Mannion indeed installs more routes for running backs. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Apple Upgrade isn't designed to increase affordability or benefit the customer, but simply to boost sales. — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for benefit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
  1. advantage
  2. boon
  3. help
  4. asset
  5. blessing
  6. avail
  7. gift
  8. aid
Noun
  • While Spain looks primed to defend their crown with a young core and home-field advantage, the race to lift the World Cup in 2030 has almost four years to now take shape.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • With warm Southern weather stretching way beyond Labor Day, this is actually the perfect time to take advantage, with lots of days on the porch still left.
    — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Definition of advantage
Noun
  • While any joint-production agreement will require some time to execute, this was nonetheless an enormous boon for Ukraine’s long-term security.
    — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • These changes – along with, crucially, incredible performances from the players themselves and compelling matchups that have included the boogeyman Dodgers in both of the last two World Series – have been a boon to the game.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of boon
Verb
  • The foundation was also part of a group of philanthropic organizations that helped finance the acquisition of property owned by Twin Pines Minerals, which had planned to mine the eastern edge of the swamp.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • Every day, Cord Shiflet drives 200 miles round trip from Austin, helping survivors tell their stories, connecting them with resources and raising more than $50,000 for affected families through Facebook.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of help
Noun
  • For instance, South Korea ruled in 2014 that future pensions and severance pay could be included in the division of assets.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • So far, Bonta said, the company has not offered the sort of structural remedies — that is, divestitures of cable or film distribution assets — that would have to be part of a deal.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of asset
Noun
  • What schools said about name change Queens and Elon in September announced plans to merge that became official in June after the universities’ accrediting agency gave its blessing.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • There’s a small percentage of guys that go to the NFL, but even at that, to be a first-round pick, to be one of 32, like that’s such a blessing.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of blessing
Verb
  • There’s also the question of how many of those Americans would actually avail themselves of such benefits.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Born on a farm in Maine, and instructed in local flora by an aunt, Butler availed herself of science classes at the University of Minnesota and went on to become a renowned phycologist.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Definition of avail
Noun
  • Staff visit mothers in the hospital, bring small gifts to celebrate their new babies, conduct developmental screenings and connect families with evaluations or services when needed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The gift is the latest step in an aggressive national expansion that has the 153-year-old university opening a New York City campus this fall, planning a graduate campus in West Palm Beach, and building a quantum-computing institute in Chattanooga.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of gift
Verb
  • In an interview posted by the business daily RBC, Wildberries founder Tatyana Kim said her company was discussing the possibility of tax relief and other measures with Russia authorities to aid sellers affected by attacks.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Skywatchers should look north during the darkest hours; smartphone cameras can aid in detecting faint glows.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
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