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
  • That kept the sales momentum rolling, but at the loss of the Neo’s financial advantages.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Chelsea failed to qualify for a European competition, but Gittens believes the extra chance to rest and prepare could be an advantage.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of advantage
Noun
  • The promotion of both young prospects, as well as switch-hitting shortstop Jhonny Level, who dominated the Cal League before moving up to High-A Eugene, has been a boon for San Jose.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • But now days after the final, local hospitality professionals say the weeks of the World Cup weren’t the boon promised, and for some, the event may have sidelined other potential business.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of boon
Verb
  • Pane and McKay revealed that British actor Simon Pegg will voice the Balrog, a giant demonic monster who helps Sauron forge the One Ring.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Perhaps Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources’s technology that turns wet coffee grounds into biofuel comparable to anthracite charcoal can help in the fuel aspect.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 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
  • And when Simon sought his counsel before traveling to South Africa, Belafonte famously urged him to first seek the movement’s blessing — advice Simon did not take.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • Now, the company sets its eyes on Hong Kong, this time with China’s blessing.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 29 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
  • The Herald reported Whitaker’s statement on July 17 in a story that first disclosed the GMCVB’s ticket gift to Rodriguez through the commissioner’s political action committee, A Bolder Florida.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Reid’s constancy is one of the gifts that has led him to the pinnacle of the NFL as the fourth-winningest coach in league history.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of gift
Verb
  • One organization that has aided in her journey is the Orange Duffel Bag Initiative, a Georgia nonprofit that supports students in need.
    — Nila Roper, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • Investigators are looking for information that could aid in an investigation into her death.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
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