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benefit
- /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/ UK
- /ˈbɛn.ɪˌfɪt/ Canada, US
- /ˈbɛn.əˌfɪt/ Canada, US
- /ˈben.ə.fɪt/ Australia
- /ˈben.ə.fət/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of 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 bienfaire (“to do good, do well”), from bien (“well”) + faire (“to do”), modelled after Latin benefactum (“good deed”). More at benefactor.
noun benefits · benefite · benifit
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An advantage; help or aid from something.
She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.
Similar: foredeal, advantage, aid, assistance, boon, help, percentage
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A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
Similar: subsidy
- An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause. Gore Vidal […] will be sharing his wit and wisdom at the Arlington Street Church on Wednesday, April 5th at 7:00. The appearance is a benefit for the Boston/Boise Committee and the tickets are priced at $5.
- beneficence; liberality The Birds, that liue i'th field / On the vvilde Benefit of nature, liue / Happier then vve; for they may chooſe their Mates, / And carroll their ſvveet pleaſures to the Spring: […]
- Intended audience (as for the benefit of). The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.
Opposite: harm, disadvantage, encumbrance, hindrance, malefit, nuisance, obstacle, detriment
verb benefits · benefiting · benefitting · benefited · benefitted
- To be or to provide a benefit to. […] I will repent of the good; wherewith I saide I would benefite them.
- To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary. Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; [...].
Similar: help, batten, behoove · Opposite: malefic, detriment
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: do good, gain, welfare, profit, beneficiary, beneficial, behalf, favor, advantage, facilitate, helpful, merit, useful, enabling, avail, usefulness
noun
Opposite: harm, disadvantage, encumbrance, hindrance, malefit, nuisance, obstacle, detriment
Translations
Every language
noun profit, use
| Español | beneficio |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | लाभ lābh, हित hit |
| Français | bénéfice |
| Deutsch | Nutzen |
| Italiano | beneficio, profitto |
| Русский | вы́года výgoda |
| العربية | فَائِدَة fāʔida |
noun advantage, help or aid
| Español | beneficio, ventaja, bienfecho (desus.), baza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이익 iik |
| 日本語 | 利益 rieki, 公益 kōeki, 恩恵 onkei |
| 中文 | 得益 déyì, 益處 /益处 yìchu |
| हिन्दी | लाभ lābh, हित hit |
| Kiswahili | manufaa |
| Português | benefício |
| Français | avantage, bénéfice |
| Deutsch | Vorteil, Nutzen |
| Italiano | beneficio, aiuto |
| Ελληνικά | όφελος ófelos, ωφέλεια oféleia |
| Română | avantaj |
| Русский | преиму́щество preimúščestvo, вы́года výgoda, по́льза pólʹza, при́быль príbylʹ, льго́та lʹgóta, бла́го blágo |
| العربية | فَائِدَة fāʔida, جَدْوَى jadwā, مَنْفَعَة manfaʕa, نَفْع nafʕ |
noun payment, subsidy
| Español | prestación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 급부 geupbu, 수당 sudang |
| 日本語 | 給付金 kyūfukin, 手当 teate |
| Português | pagamento, subsídio |
| Français | subvention |
| Deutsch | Leistung |
| Italiano | pagamento, sussidio |
| Ελληνικά | επίδομα epídoma |
| Русский | посо́бие posóbije, социа́льная по́мощь sociálʹnaja pómoščʹ |
noun performance given to raise funds
| Español | beneficio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자선행사 jaseonhaengsa |
| 日本語 | 慈善興行 jizenkōgyō |
| Português | beneficente, evento beneficente |
| Deutsch | Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung, Benefizveranstaltung, Benefizkonzert |
| Română | beneficiu, beneficii |
| Русский | бенефи́с benefís |
verb to be or provide a benefit to
| Español | beneficiar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이롭다 iropda |
| 日本語 | 役立つ yakudatsu |
| 中文 | 利於 /利于 lìyú |
| Português | beneficiar |
| Français | profiter à |
| Deutsch | von Vorteil sein, nutzen |
| Italiano | beneficiare, aiutare |
| Ελληνικά | ωφελώ ofeló, ευεργετώ evergetó |
verb to receive a benefit
| Español | beneficiarse [with de] |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 견리하다 gyeollihada |
| 日本語 | 得する tokusuru |
| Português | beneficiar-se de |
| Français | profiter |
| Deutsch | profitieren |
| Italiano | beneficiare, sfruttare, usufruire, godere, approfittare, servirsi |
| Ελληνικά | ωφελούμαι ofeloúmai, ευεργετούμαι evergetoúmai |
Talk about this word "benefit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/benefit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. benefit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/benefit "benefit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/benefit.Cite this
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howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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