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🔑 bene·fit AW BrE /ˈbenɪfɪt / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪt / noun 🔑 [ U , C ] an advantage that sth gives you ; a helpful and useful effect that sth has ◆ I've had the benefit of a good education . ◆ The new regulations will be of benefit to everyone concerned . ◆ It will be to your benefit to arrive early . ◆ He couldn't see the benefit of arguing any longer . ◆ the benefits of modern medicine ◆ It was good to see her finally reaping the benefits (= enjoying the results of all her hard work . ➡ see also cost-benefit , fringe benefit [ C , usually pl. , U ] (BrE money provided by the government to people who need financial help because they are unemployed , ill /sick , etc . ◆ The aim is to help people who are on benefits (= receiving benefits to find jobs .◆ You may be eligible to receive benefits .◆ The number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell last month . ➡ see also child benefit , housing benefit , sickness benefit beg , benefit charity homeless , hostel , the poor , poverty , shanty town , sweatshop unemployment
[ C , usually pl. ] an advantage that you get from a company in addition to the money that you earn ◆ Private health insurance is offered as part of the employees' benefits package . ➡ see also fringe benefit [ C , usually pl. ] money from an insurance company ◆ The insurance plan will provide substantial cash benefits to your family in case of your death . [ C ] an event such as a performance , a dinner , etc ., organized in order to raise money for a particular person or charity ◆ a benefit match /concert beg , benefit charity homeless , hostel , the poor , poverty , shanty town , sweatshop unemployment
● for sb's benefit 🔑 especially in order to help or be useful to sb ◆ I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week . ◆ Don't go to any trouble for my benefit ! ● give sb the ˌbenefit of the ˈdoubt to accept that sb has told the truth or has not done sth wrong because you cannot prove that they have not told the truth /have done sth wrong 🔑 bene·fit AW BrE /ˈbenɪfɪt / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪt / verb present simple - I / you / we / they benefit BrE /ˈbenɪfɪt / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪt / present simple - he / she / it benefits BrE /ˈbenɪfɪts / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪts / past simple benefited BrE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd / past participle benefited BrE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd / past simple benefitted BrE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd / past participle benefitted BrE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪd / -ing form benefiting BrE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ / -ing form benefitting BrE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ / NAmE /ˈbenɪfɪtɪŋ / 🔑 [ T ] ~ sb to be useful to sb or improve their life in some way ◆ We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone . 🔑 [ I ] ~ (from /by sth )to be in a better position because of sth ◆ Who exactly stands to benefit from these changes ?
