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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
Bass says she is focused on the Olympics as a source of lasting benefits for the city. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 The workflow weighs business impact, construction criticality, timing urgency, cost benefit, customer commitment and inter-project budget implications. — Jayashree Arunkumar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
Castro is currently under investigation by the Florida Commission on Ethics, which is looking into whether the commissioner violated state ethics laws and used her city position to benefit her permit-expediting business. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 They will be built, but the questions are how, where and who will benefit? — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 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
  • Though 57% of voters say the Democratic Party does not have a clear vision for the future, Republicans hold no advantage in this category either, according to a CBS News poll released on Sunday.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Joe Burrow gives the Bengals the quarterback advantage, and the extra preparation strengthens their case.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of advantage
Noun
  • If the Venice runner-up is able to find a foothold in the Best Picture race, that’ll be a boon for Jeon, who gives the standout performance as a working-class woman who gets a glimpse at how the other half lives.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That would be a boon for equities, as traders hope the strength of corporate fundamentals will support what's been a bifurcated market.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of boon
Verb
  • Representatives from Qatar, which has helped mediate negotiations between Washington and Tehran, also traveled to the Iranian capital on Sunday, Reuters reported.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of help
Noun
  • Staying invested The survey, conducted between late August and early September, included 2,029 American investors with at least $10,000 in investable assets and 538 financial advisers and financial professionals.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • More missiles, many more options This would significantly expand the ship’s ability to protect an entire naval task group, rather than primarily concentrating on defending itself and nearby assets.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of asset
Noun
  • To be clear, praying for political leaders is hardly novel or uncommon, and the bishops who prayed for blessings could just as easily have been doing so for any supplicant.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Venus spends all month in a supportive sextile with Jupiter, which multiplies your blessings through the sheer force of your support network.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of blessing
Verb
  • The day after the album arrives, fans can avail themselves of exclusive memorabilia and a highly limited Perfecth picture disc at select retailers as part of events dubbed HalloQueen.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Pirotti framed it as a casual, offhand favour, of no consequence to him, Stanton or Mehrtens – just an ‘option’, ‘there’, if Stanton wanted to avail himself of it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of avail
Noun
  • Since Jayawardhana took office July 1, donors have committed about $73 million in gifts.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • However, since the ornament is entered into a holiday gift exchange rather than gifted with proper intention, Tanya suddenly finds herself on the receiving end of everyone else’s misfortune.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of gift
Verb
  • Edwards previously pleaded guilty to aiding in the preparation of a false tax return on March 25, court records show.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • About 60 search and rescue volunteers, aided by helicopters, drones and dogs, searched for the two men.
    — Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
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