benefit

benefit is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular benefit

Plural benefits

1. (countable) A benefit is something good that comes from something else.

   Although it was her idea, she received no benefit from the new program.

   With the new job comes many new benefits, such as dental and medical insurance.

Synonyms

• use
• help
• value
• advantage
• assistance

Related words

• beneficial
• beneficially
• beneficiary
• beneficiaries

Verb

Plain form benefit

Third-person singular benefits

Past tense benefited

Past participle benefited

Present participle benefiting

Plain form benefit

Third-person singular benefits

Past tense benefitted

Past participle benefitted

Present participle benefitting

1. If you benefit from something, you get something good from it.

   My health has really benefitted from all the exercise I'm getting.

Synonyms

• help
• promote