benefit 1 of 2

noun

ˈbe-nə-ˌfit How to pronounce benefit (audio)
Definition of benefitnext
1
as in advantage
a thing that helps it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought

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2
as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly

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benefit

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verb

as in to help
to provide with something useful or desirable his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience

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Recent Examples of benefit
Noun
If an employer chooses to grant recognition, no election takes place, and the parties begin bargaining a contract that sets standards for wages, working conditions and benefits. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 The benefit was provided only to former presidents before 2024. — ABC News, 4 July 2026
Verb
Caudle, the Cherokee Nation citizen in Stilwell, also knows people who could have benefited from the resources the tribe is building. — Sarah Liese, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Days of Unrest is available now on streaming services; some proceeds from the mixtape’s vinyl release will benefit the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for benefit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benefit
  1. advantage
  2. boon
  3. help
  4. asset
  5. blessing
  6. avail
  7. gift
  8. aid
Noun
  • The Red Sox tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh on Abreu’s sacrifice fly and Masataka Yoshida’s RBI single for a 7-3 advantage.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Good luck with that message in flyover country when the revolutionaries don’t enjoy the advantages of light-turnout primaries.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of advantage
Noun
  • The acceleration of technology has been a boon for the world of history, creating new ways to reach audiences hungry to learn more about the past.
    — Paul Buccieri, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • The biggest boon for the company in the quarter may have been soaring gas prices resulting from the war in Iran.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of boon
Verb
  • Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Ryan would love nothing more than to help convince the front office to add and give this team a chance down the stretch.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of help
Noun
  • Those assets have never been more valuable in the modern game, given the new lottery system and tightening salary cap constraints.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • General Atlantic, which has more than $126 billion in assets under management, is known for making early bets on fast-growing tech companies.
    — Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of asset
Noun
  • For Witt, signing with The Black Effect Podcast Network was a major blessing.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • This year's festival just happens to land exactly on the Fourth of July, a coincidence Patti Mangan, the executive director of the Fillmore Merchants Association, believed was a blessing.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of blessing
Verb
  • Born on a farm in Maine, and instructed in local flora by an aunt, Butler availed herself of science classes at the University of Minnesota and went on to become a renowned phycologist.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • One of the misconceptions about work from home or hybrid is that the entire workforce can avail itself with such arrangements.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of avail
Noun
  • Your family was able to enjoy this gift of extended time together, right?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Others request videos of late grandparents as gifts for their own parents.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of gift
Verb
  • Sportswear giant Nike posted quarterly earnings that topped forecasts, aided by an expected refund of nearly $986 million in tariffs.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • The death toll includes thousands of children, in addition to aid workers and journalists.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
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