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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
For larger households, the USDA adds $225 to the maximum benefit for each additional person beyond eight. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 Later in the day, Pattis moved in federal court to block Comptroller Sean Scanlon and Attorney General William Tong from immediately terminating Diamantis’ pension and retirement benefits. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
That said, a year ago the Steelers benefitted from Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow missing significant time with injuries. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Beyond monetary donations, what’s the best way an A-list star can contribute to organizations that benefit women and children? — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 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
  • Galatasaray squandered a 5-2 first-leg lead against Juventus in last season’s knockout play-off round, despite having a man advantage for most of the game.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Podded propulsion offers particular advantages in this environment.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of advantage
Noun
  • Being able to scout for minerals ahead of landing and setting up a base would be a huge boon for the United States' lunar ambitions.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • While each still has to check boxes in their recovery, getting any one of them — or perhaps all three — for the postseason would be a boon for the pitching staff.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of boon
Verb
  • Current municipal spending trends can help an investor potentially predict what the next five years or so of the market could look like.
    — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In his post, Zelenskyy said Ukraine has proposed that partners help secure an agreement with Russia for a ceasefire.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of help
Noun
  • Rather than directly monetizing the platform, Nvidia can deepen developer loyalty, make its hardware and software a natural choice for deploying AI models, and keep a strategic asset out of competitors' hands.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This marks a decisive shift in national energy strategy, paving the way to return dormant nuclear assets to the power grid.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of asset
Noun
  • And the women were not allowed to go after me, so that was a blessing.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • With the government’s blessing, Boeing and Lockheed entered into a 50-50 joint venture, merging their Delta and Atlas rocket programs under one roof.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of blessing
Verb
  • The No campaign is arguing that language that opens the door to data center developers availing themselves of the streamlined CEQA system.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Arab states, too, will maintain working relations with Israel and continue to avail themselves of Israeli military and surveillance technology.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of avail
Noun
  • The hurdles force charities to spend scarce staff time chasing funds intended for their missions and, occasionally, walk away from the gift altogether, the experts said.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Diallo, like so many other men who found their way to Wilson’s bike shop, brought him gifts.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of gift
Verb
  • Oilers general manager Stan Bowman mentioned Formenton’s penalty-killing ability as a key reason for the signing, but the blazing speed may also have aided in the decision.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The California Coastal Commission has posted an interactive map of cleanup locations to aid volunteers in finding cleanup locations.
    — Alison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
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