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
The reality is that the tech is here to stay and the peeps in charge clearly want to be realistic about its benefits… Creatives may take a little while to join them. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 In an interview this week, Burnham stated bluntly that Brexit has brought far more negative consequences to the United Kingdom than benefits, explicitly noting that the UK does not rule out rejoining the European Union in the future. — CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
Side sleepers can benefit from a pillow with enough height and firmness to keep the head, neck, and spine in neutral alignment. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 At the global scale, AI has benefited from decades of climate and weather records covering the entire Earth. — Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 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
  • To weaponize this advantage, the 30 clubs have withheld roughly $75 million each in central-fund distributions, amassing a $2 billion liquidity holdback.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • SpaceX has advantage its rivals can’t easily match Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of advantage
Noun
  • Instead of ignoring the noise and letting the backlash blow over, Espinal showed up to the set and posted a video explaining to New Yorkers why, in the long term, productions like this are a boon to the city and its inhabitants.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Lower agricultural revenue would leave the government with less money, and lower domestic food production would drive up consumer prices—both boons to the most extreme Peronist populists running against Milei in 2027.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of boon
Verb
  • All favor Republicans except in California and Utah, where the new boundaries could help Democrats.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Samsung said the investment would help accelerate the global rollout of AI data centers alongside Helix and deepen collaboration among the participating companies.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of help
Noun
  • The initiative focuses on protecting military installations, critical assets and personnel.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Shareholders merely own stock, which is a claim on the firm’s assets and earnings.
    — Ben Tarnoff, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of asset
Noun
  • For one Kansas City coffee shop, a video tarnishing the establishment ended up being a blessing in disguise.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Mainland China companies wanting to list in Hong Kong also need the CSRC’s blessing.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blessing
Verb
  • Even so, analysts said, investors can avail themselves of products that make the most of higher interest rates, such as high-yield savings accounts and CDs.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But Preckwinkle’s administration suggested last week that the window has now closed, and the school district will not be able to avail itself of the unearmarked $109 million.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of avail
Noun
  • Chivayo's Rolls-Royces, private aircraft, designer shoes, luxury watches, shopping trips abroad and multimillion-dollar gifts were a constant presence on social media, while his relationships with presidents gave him visibility far beyond Zimbabwe.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The gift came with the understanding that a new example would be produced by Serra on-site at the museum; this was done in 1995.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gift
Verb
  • The administration says the question would prevent ineligible immigrants from claiming refundable tax credits; privacy advocates warn the data could aid immigration enforcement.
    — Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That solution is not viable in the vacuum of space, where there are no air molecules to aid the process.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
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