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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
.
fit
verb
-
fit
,
fitting
,
fits
,
fitted
to
be
the
correct
size
or
shape
for
someone
or
something
,
or
to
make
something
that
size
or
shape
•
These
shoes
don't
fit
me
anymore
.
These
shoes
don't
fit
me
anymore
.
•
The
puzzle
piece
fits
perfectly
here
.
The
puzzle
piece
fits
perfectly
here
.
verb
-
fit
,
fitting
,
fits
,
fitted
to
put
or
attach
something
in
the
correct
position
so
it
works
or
stays
there
•
The
plumber
will
fit
a
new
sink
tomorrow
.
The
plumber
will
fit
a
new
sink
tomorrow
.
•
They
fitted
the
car
with
winter
tires
before
the
snow
came
.
They
fitted
the
car
with
winter
tires
before
the
snow
came
.
noun
a
sudden
strong
burst
of
emotion
such
as
anger
,
laughter
,
or
crying
•
He
burst
into
a
fit
of
laughter
at
the
joke
.
He
burst
into
a
fit
of
laughter
at
the
joke
.
•
The
toddler
threw
a
fit
when
her
toy
broke
.
The
toddler
threw
a
fit
when
her
toy
broke
.
noun
a
sudden
uncontrollable
shaking
of
the
body
caused
by
illness
such
as
epilepsy
•
The
child
had
a
fit
during
class
and
needed
medical
help
.
The
child
had
a
fit
during
class
and
needed
medical
help
.
•
People
with
epilepsy
can
suffer
repeated
fits
if
untreated
.
People
with
epilepsy
can
suffer
repeated
fits
if
untreated
.
profit
noun
money
that
you
gain
when
what
you
earn
is
greater
than
what
you
spend
•
The
company
made
a
record
profit
last
year
after
launching
its
new
product
line
.
The
company
made
a
record
profit
last
year
after
launching
its
new
product
line
.
•
If
you
sell
the
house
for
more
than
you
paid
,
the
difference
is
your
profit
.
If
you
sell
the
house
for
more
than
you
paid
,
the
difference
is
your
profit
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
*profit*
,
from
Latin
*prōfectus*
"
advance
,
gain
",
from
*prōficere*
"
to
advance
".
noun
a
useful
advantage
or
benefit
•
There
is
little
profit
in
arguing
over
minor
details
.
There
is
little
profit
in
arguing
over
minor
details
.
•
Reading
widely
brings
great
profit
to
the
mind
.
Reading
widely
brings
great
profit
to
the
mind
.
verb
-
profit
,
profiting
,
profits
,
profited
to
earn
money
or
receive
a
financial
gain
•
Smart
investors
profit
when
the
stock
market
rises
.
Smart
investors
profit
when
the
stock
market
rises
.
•
The
café
profited
greatly
after
it
started
selling
breakfast
.
The
café
profited
greatly
after
it
started
selling
breakfast
.
verb
-
profit
,
profiting
,
profits
,
profited
to
give
an
advantage
or
be
useful
to
someone
or
something
•
The
extra
practice
will
profit
you
when
the
real
exam
comes
.
The
extra
practice
will
profit
you
when
the
real
exam
comes
.
•
Clear
instructions
profit
the
whole
team
.
Clear
instructions
profit
the
whole
team
.
nonprofit
noun
an
organization
that
does
not
try
to
earn
money
for
owners
but
uses
any
extra
funds
to
achieve
a
social
,
charitable
,
or
public
benefit
goal
•
The
local
nonprofit
provides
free
dinners
to
homeless
people
every
evening
.
The
local
nonprofit
provides
free
dinners
to
homeless
people
every
evening
.
•
She
donates
part
of
her
salary
to
a
children's
health
nonprofit
.
She
donates
part
of
her
salary
to
a
children's
health
nonprofit
.
Formed
from
the
prefix
“
non-
”
meaning
“
not
”
and
“
profit
,”
first
appearing
in
American
English
in
the
early
20th
century
to
describe
charitable
corporations
.
