benefit

benefit is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

believe - benefit - best

benefit is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/
• (US) enPR: bĕn'əfĭt, IPA ^(key): /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular benefit

Plural benefits

Benefit is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (countable) A benefit is something good that comes from something else.

   It was her idea, but she received no benefit from the new program.

   With the new job comes many new benefits, such as dental and medical insurance.

Synonyms

• use
• help
• value
• advantage
• assistance

Related words

• beneficial
• beneficially
• beneficiary

Verb

Plain form benefit

Third-person singular benefits

Past tense benefited

Past participle benefited

Present participle benefiting

Plain form benefit

Third-person singular benefits

Past tense benefitted

Past participle benefitted

Present participle benefitting

1. If you benefit from something, you get something good from it.

   My health has really benefited from all the exercise I'm getting.

Synonyms

• help
• promote