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- [ben-uh-fit]
- /ˈbɛn ə fɪt/
- /ˈbenɪfɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ben-uh-fit]
- /ˈbɛn ə fɪt/
Definitions of benefit word
- variable noun benefit The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it. 3
- uncountable noun benefit If something is to your benefit or is of benefit to you, it helps you or improves your life. 3
- verb benefit If you benefit from something or if it benefits you, it helps you or improves your life. 3
- uncountable noun benefit If you have the benefit of some information, knowledge, or equipment, you are able to use it so that you can achieve something. 3
- variable noun benefit Benefit is money that is given by the government to people who are poor, ill, or unemployed. 3
- countable noun benefit A benefit, or a benefit concert or dinner, is an event that is held in order to raise money for a particular charity or person. 3
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Origin of benefit
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; late Middle English benefytt, benefett (noun), alteration (with Latinized first syllable) of Middle English b(i)enfet, benefait < Anglo-French benfet, Middle French bienfait < Latin benefactum good deed; see bene-, fact
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Parts of speech for Benefit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
benefit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
benefit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for benefit
noun benefit
- prosperity — a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
verb benefit
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- serve — to act as a servant.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
Antonyms for benefit
noun benefit
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
verb benefit
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
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