benefit

UK /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/ US /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/
noun 5verb 2

Definitions

noun

1

An advantage; help or aid from something.

She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.

Exposure to cutting-edge technologies is one of the benefits of the job.

2

A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

3

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.

4

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: […]

5

Intended audience (as for the benefit of).

The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.

Since my wife is Canadian, whenever we have dinner with my family, they keep bringing up anything they've heard about Canada lately for her benefit.

verb

1

To be or to provide a benefit to.

[…] I will repent of the good; wherewith I saide I would benefite them.

The spending in and around local stations is creating micro-economies that are benefiting Great Britain's high streets, independent businesses and economic growth, both locally and on a national level.

2

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; [...].

Although some apeirophobics have benefitted from treatments like medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, others have found no way to mitigate the existential terror.

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