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benefit
noun
Something
helpful
or
good
that
you
get
from
a
situation
,
action
,
or
thing
.
•
Regular
exercise
brings
many
benefits
to
your
health
.
Regular
exercise
brings
many
benefits
to
your
health
.
•
One
big
benefit
of
living
near
the
office
is
a
shorter
commute
.
One
big
benefit
of
living
near
the
office
is
a
shorter
commute
.
From
Latin
beneficium
“
good
deed
,
kindness
”,
via
Old
French
benfet
.
verb
-
benefit
,
benefiting
,
benefits
,
benefited
To
receive
help
or
advantage
from
something
,
or
to
give
it
to
someone
.
•
Students
benefit
when
teachers
use
clear
examples
.
Students
benefit
when
teachers
use
clear
examples
.
•
Early
planning
will
benefit
the
whole
project
.
Early
planning
will
benefit
the
whole
project
.
From
the
noun
,
first
used
as
a
verb
in
the
15th
century
meaning
“
to
do
good
to
”.
noun
an
advantage
,
helpful
result
,
or
good
effect
that
you
get
from
something
•
Regular
exercise
brings
many
benefits
for
your
health
.
Regular
exercise
brings
many
benefits
for
your
health
.
•
One
major
benefit
of
living
near
the
office
is
a
short
commute
.
One
major
benefit
of
living
near
the
office
is
a
short
commute
.
From
Latin
beneficium
‘
act
of
kindness
,
favor
’.
verb
to
get
help
or
an
advantage
from
something
,
or
to
give
help
or
advantage
to
someone
•
Students
greatly
benefit
from
smaller
class
sizes
.
Students
greatly
benefit
from
smaller
class
sizes
.
•
The
new
rules
will
benefit
small
businesses
.
The
new
rules
will
benefit
small
businesses
.
Verb
use
comes
from
Middle
French
bénéficier
‘
to
do
good
’
and
Latin
beneficium
.
noun
Money
or
services
that
the
government
or
an
employer
gives
to
people
who
need
support
.
•
After
losing
his
job
,
Carlos
applied
for
unemployment
benefits
.
After
losing
his
job
,
Carlos
applied
for
unemployment
benefits
.
•
The
company
offers
excellent
health
benefits
to
its
staff
.
The
company
offers
excellent
health
benefits
to
its
staff
.
Sense
extended
in
the
19th
century
to
mean
payments
or
other
advantages
provided
as
help
.
noun
money
,
help
,
or
extra
advantages
that
a
government
or
employer
gives
to
people
•
After
losing
his
job
,
he
applied
for
unemployment
benefits
.
After
losing
his
job
,
he
applied
for
unemployment
benefits
.
•
Our
company
offers
good
health-care
benefits
to
employees
.
Our
company
offers
good
health-care
benefits
to
employees
.
Sense
developed
in
19th-century
English
for
financial
or
social
support
.
noun
a
special
event
,
like
a
concert
or
dinner
,
held
to
raise
money
for
a
good
cause
•
The
band
played
a
benefit
concert
for
flood
victims
.
The
band
played
a
benefit
concert
for
flood
victims
.
•
Tickets
to
the
school
’
s
benefit
auction
sold
out
quickly
.
Tickets
to
the
school
’
s
benefit
auction
sold
out
quickly
.
Use
for
charity
events
dates
from
early
19th-century
theater
fund-raisers
.
noun
A
special
event
,
such
as
a
concert
or
dinner
,
held
to
raise
money
for
a
person
or
cause
.
•
The
band
played
a
benefit
for
earthquake
victims
.
The
band
played
a
benefit
for
earthquake
victims
.
•
Tickets
to
the
charity
benefit
sold
out
in
hours
.
Tickets
to
the
charity
benefit
sold
out
in
hours
.
First
used
in
American
English
in
the
late
19th
century
for
theatrical
performances
given
to
aid
an
individual
actor
.
