Benefit Definition
benefit
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Etymology
From Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of Middle English benfet, bienfet, bienfait (“good or noble deed”), from Anglo-Norman benfet (“well-done”), Middle French bienfait, from Old French bienfet, bienfait (“foredeal, favour”), from past participle of Old French bienfaire (“to do good, do well”), from bien (“well”) + faire (“to do”), modelled after Latin benefactum (“good deed”). More at benefactor.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA: /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/
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Noun
benefit (plural benefits)
- An advantage, help or aid from something.
- A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
- A performance, etc, given to raise funds for some cause.
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Antonyms
- (advantage, help): disadvantage, encumbrance, hindrance, nuisance, obstacle, detriment
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Verb
benefit (third-person singular simple present benefits, present participle benefiting or benefitting, simple past and past participle benefited or benefitted)
- (transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
- (intransitive) To receive a benefit (from). To be a beneficiary.
Usage notes
- Benefiting and benefited are more common, with benefitting and benefitted being a minor variant especially in the US.
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Derived terms
terms derived from "benefit"
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terms related to "benefit"Translations
be or provide a benefit to
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Italian
Etymology
English
Noun
benefit m. inv.
Latin
Verb
benefit
- third-person singular present passive indicative of benefaciō
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Look up benefit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Benefit or Benefits may refer to:
- Benefit concert, any activity performed for a charitable purpose
- Benefit (album), an album by Jethro Tull
- "Benefits" (How I Met Your Mother), a 2009 episode of the show How I Met Your Mother
- Benefit (sports), a match or season of activities granted by a sporting body to a loyal sportsman to boost their income before retirement
- Economic benefit, the positive contribution to national product (or other measure of value) from an economic activity or project: see Cost-benefit analysis
- Employee benefit, a non-monetary employment compensation
- Health benefit (disambiguation)
- Legal benefit, an element of the benefit-detriment theory of consideration
- Money, goods or services provided by a social welfare program, including:
- Federal benefits, as provided by the United States federal government to its citizens
- United Kingdom pensions and benefits
- The Benefit Company, a financial company linking Bahrain's local banks together, as well as neighboring countries.
- BeneFit cosmetics, a cosmetics company owned by LVMH
- Benefit, a rapper
- A benefit mix, health insurance, employee services (customized to individual needs) and legally required benefits