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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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
Michael Hudak, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Evidence of the wealth tax’s benefits was mixed at best, and France had been in sore need of reform.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Lorie Konish, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Andrea Katz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
—Andrea Katz, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Historically, Deerfield Beach has relied on BSO’s labor studies to determine salaries and benefits for the professionals who protect our community.
—Michael Hudak, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Evidence of the wealth tax’s benefits was mixed at best, and France had been in sore need of reform.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Meanwhile, modest-income households would receive smaller tax cuts or may not benefit from the change at all, according to the research organization.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Andrea Katz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
—Andrea Katz, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
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After killing a penalty early in the middle frame, Minnesota pulled even with another man-advantage goal when Joel Eriksson Ek snapped in the rebound of a Kaprizov shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Perry dribbled into a 15-footer in the short corner to help UCLA build a double-digit advantage at halftime.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, the performance has been two-pronged, with Asia and the Middle East proving a boon for bigger players but less representative and underexplored for SMEs.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sending out emails to Hotmail or Yahoo or AOL addresses could become a boon.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Conversely, collision coverage helps when your own car is damaged in a crash, whereas medical coverage helps cover treatment costs following an accident.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Additional mortgage purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie could temporarily help lower mortgage costs, but that approach also could have unintended consequences, according to TD Securities analysts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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As asset prices rise, investors are able to borrow more against their portfolios, through margin loans and other forms of leverage that are often hard to see, effectively creating new money in the system.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Life insurance can be a tax-efficient way to leave money to heirs, especially if your estate includes real estate or business assets that are hard to divide or liquidate.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes a curse may become a blessing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Approach them strategically and with your manager's blessing.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Because those employees are in turn often availing themselves of Medi-Cal, Elhawary said, lawmakers see a logical path to taxing their employers in order to support the healthcare system at large.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.—
John Brummett,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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South Korea’s anti-graft law bans public officials and their spouses from receiving gifts valued at more than $750 in connection with their public duties.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of Kossoff’s charcoal drawings of Christ Church hangs in the living room of the writer Iain Sinclair’s house in Hackney, a gift from the artist.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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She was also charged with concealing and aiding a fugitive, but that charge was later dropped.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Choose Iowa gives food banks more options A state program bringing together farmers and consumers also has played a role in aiding food banks.—
F. Amanda Tugade,
Des Moines Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benefit. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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