ben·e·fit (b n  -f t)n. 1. a. Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage: The field trip was of great benefit to the students. b. Help; aid. 2. A payment made or an entitlement available in accordance with a wage agreement, an insurance policy, or a public assistance program. 3. A public entertainment, performance, or social event held to raise funds for a person or cause. 4. Archaic A kindly deed. v. ben·e·fit·ed also ben·e·fit·ted, ben·e·fit·ing also ben·e·fit·ting, ben·e·fits also ben·e·fits v.tr. To be helpful or useful to. v.intr. Idiom: To derive benefit: You will benefit from her good example. benefit of the doubt A favorable judgment granted in the absence of full evidence. [Middle English, from Old French bienfait, good deed, from Latin benefactum, from benefacere, to do a service; see benefaction.] Synonyms: benefit, capitalize, profit These verbs mean to derive advantage from something: benefited from the stock split; capitalized on her adversary's blunder; profiting from experience. |
benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt]
n
1. something that improves or promotes
2. advantage or sake this is for your benefit
3. (Social Welfare) Brit
a. an allowance paid by the government as for sickness, unemployment, etc., to which a person is entitled under social security or the national insurance scheme
b. any similar allowance in various other countries
4. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (sometimes plural) a payment or series of payments made by an institution, such as an insurance company or trade union, to a person who is ill, unemployed, etc
5. a theatrical performance, sports event, etc., to raise money for a charity
vb -fits, -fiting, -fited esp US, -fits -fitting, -fitted
to do or receive good; profit
[from Anglo-French benfet, from Latin benefactum, from bene facere to do well]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  benefit - financial assistance in time of needstock option - a benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed price; "stock options are not much use as an incentive if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach" payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged cost-of-living benefit - a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise death benefit - insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased disability benefit - insurance benefits paid in case of disability sick benefit, sickness benefit - money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work fringe benefit, perk, perquisite - an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" |
| 2. | benefit - something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all" goodness, good - that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" | |
| 3. | benefit - a performance to raise money for a charitable cause performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" benefit concert - a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause | |
| Verb | 1. | benefit - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" cash in on - take advantage of or capitalize on profiteer - make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods capitalize, take advantage, capitalise - draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" pyramid - enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts |
| 2. | benefit - be beneficial for; "This will do you good" |
benefit
noun
1. good, use, help, profit, gain, advantage, favour, reward, utility, merit, boon, mileage (informal), avail I'm a great believer in the benefits of this form of therapy.
good loss, damage, injury, harm, disadvantage, downside, detriment, impairment
good loss, damage, injury, harm, disadvantage, downside, detriment, impairment
2. advantage, interest, aid, gain, favour, assistance, betterment This could now work to his benefit.
3. social security payments, welfare, the dole (informal), unemployment benefit, state benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance, JSA the removal of benefit from school-leavers
verb
1. profit from, make the most of, gain from, do well out of, reap benefits from, turn to your advantage Both sides have benefited from the talks.
Translations
benefit [ˈbenɪfɪt]
A. N
1. (= advantage) → beneficio m, provecho m
to give sb the benefit of the doubt → dar a algn el beneficio de la duda
for the benefit of one's health → en beneficio de la salud
I'll try it on for your benefit → lo probaré en tu honor
to have the benefit of → tener la ventaja de
to be of benefit to sb → beneficiar a algn
to reap the benefit of → sacar el fruto de
to be to the benefit of → ser provechoso a
without benefit of → sin la ayuda de
to marry without benefit of clergy → casarse por lo civil
to give sb the benefit of the doubt → dar a algn el beneficio de la duda
for the benefit of one's health → en beneficio de la salud
I'll try it on for your benefit → lo probaré en tu honor
to have the benefit of → tener la ventaja de
to be of benefit to sb → beneficiar a algn
to reap the benefit of → sacar el fruto de
to be to the benefit of → ser provechoso a
without benefit of → sin la ayuda de
to marry without benefit of clergy → casarse por lo civil
3. (Theat, Sport) (= charity performance) → beneficio m
C. VT → beneficiar
D. CPD benefit association N (esp US) → sociedad f de beneficencia
benefit match N → partido m con fines benéficos
benefit performance N → función f benéfica
benefit society N = benefit association benefits package N → paquete m de beneficios
benefit match N → partido m con fines benéficos
benefit performance N → función f benéfica
benefit society N = benefit association benefits package N → paquete m de beneficios
benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt]
n
(= advantage) → avantage m, bienfait m
to have the benefit of sth → bénéficier de qch
to be of benefit → être utile
to be of benefit to sb → être utile à qn
for the benefit of sb → pour qn
to give sb the benefit of the doubt → accorder à qn le bénéfice du doute
to have the benefit of sth → bénéficier de qch
to be of benefit → être utile
to be of benefit to sb → être utile à qn
for the benefit of sb → pour qn
to give sb the benefit of the doubt → accorder à qn le bénéfice du doute
(= allowance of money) → allocation f
to be on benefit [person, family] → toucher l'aide sociale unemployment benefit
to be on benefit [person, family] → toucher l'aide sociale unemployment benefit
(also benefit match) → match m au profit d'un joueur (also benefit concert) → concert m de bienfaisance
vt
(= be of use to) → être utile à
(= be beneficial to) a therapy that benefits most patients → un traitement bénéfique à la plupart des patients
a service that benefits rich and poor → un service qui profite aussi bien aux riches qu'aux pauvres
government programs benefiting children → des programmes gouvernementaux favorisant les enfants
a service that benefits rich and poor → un service qui profite aussi bien aux riches qu'aux pauvres
government programs benefiting children → des programmes gouvernementaux favorisant les enfants
vi
to benefit from sth [+ situation, activity] → tirer avantage de qch; [+ treatment] → profiter de qch; [+ investment] → tirer profit de qch
He'll benefit from the change
BUT Le changement lui fera du bien.
He'll benefit from it
BUT Cela lui fera du bien.
benefit concert n (to raise money for charity) → concert m de bienfaisance
benefit fraud n → fraude f aux allocations
benefit match n → match m au profit d'un joueur
benefit payment n → allocation f
benefit performance n → représentation f de bienfaisance, gala m de bienfaisance
benefits agency n → caisse f de sécurité sociale
to benefit from sth [+ situation, activity] → tirer avantage de qch; [+ treatment] → profiter de qch; [+ investment] → tirer profit de qch
He'll benefit from the change
BUT Le changement lui fera du bien.
He'll benefit from it
BUT Cela lui fera du bien.
benefit concert n (to raise money for charity) → concert m de bienfaisance
benefit fraud n → fraude f aux allocations
benefit match n → match m au profit d'un joueur
benefit payment n → allocation f
benefit performance n → représentation f de bienfaisance, gala m de bienfaisance
benefits agency n → caisse f de sécurité sociale
benefit
benefit:
n
(= advantage) → Vorteil m; (= profit) → Nutzen m, → Gewinn m; to derive or get benefit from something → aus etw Nutzen ziehen; for the benefit of his family/the poor → zum Wohl or für das Wohl seiner Familie/der Armen; for the benefit of your health → Ihrer Gesundheit zuliebe, um Ihrer Gesundheit willen; for your benefit → Ihretwegen, um Ihretwillen (geh); this money is for the benefit of the blind → dieses Geld kommt den Blinden zugute; it is for his benefit that this was done → das ist seinetwegen geschehen; to give somebody the benefit of the doubt → im Zweifelsfall zu jds Gunsten entscheiden; we should give him the benefit of the doubt → wir sollten das zu seinen Gunsten auslegen
(= allowance) → Unterstützung f; (= sickness benefit) → Krankengeld nt; (Brit: = child benefit) → Kindergeld nt; (= social security benefit) → Sozialhilfe f; (Brit: = maternity benefit) → Wochengeld nt; (= insurance benefit) → Versicherungsleistung f; old age benefit → Altersrente f ? fringe benefits
(= special performance) → Benefizveranstaltung f; (Theat also) → Benefiz (→ vorstellung f) nt; (Sport also) → Benefizspiel nt; it’s his benefit → es ist eine Benefizvorstellung für ihn
without benefit of clergy → ohne kirchlichen Segen
vi → profitieren (from, by von); (from experience also) → Nutzen ziehen (from aus); who will benefit from that? → wem wird das nützen?; but how do we benefit? → aber was nützt das uns?; he would benefit from a week off → eine Woche Urlaub würde ihm guttun; I think you’ll benefit from the experience → ich glaube, diese Erfahrung wird Ihnen nützlich sein or von Nutzen sein; a cure from which many have benefited → eine Behandlung, die schon manchem geholfen hat
benefit:
benefit concert
n → Benefizkonzert nt
benefit match
n → Benefizspiel nt
benefit performance
n → Benefizveranstaltung f
benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt]
benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt]
1. n
3. vt → giovare a, far bene a
a service which will benefit rich and poor → un servizio che gioverà sia ai ricchi che ai poveri
a service which will benefit rich and poor → un servizio che gioverà sia ai ricchi che ai poveri
benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt]
n benefit [ˈbenəfit]
something good to receive, an advantage the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise. voordeel فائِده، مَنْفَعَه облага výhoda, užitek; dobrodiní gode; fordel; gavn; nytte der Nutzen όφελος beneficio tulu, kasu بهره مندی؛ سودمندی etu bienfaits תוֹעֶלֶת, יִתרוֹן लाभ prednost előny, haszon keuntungan, kebaikan, manfaat hagsbót, gagn beneficio 利益 이익 nauda labums; pabalsts manfaat voordeel gode, fordel, nytte, gagn korzyść benefício beneficiu преимущество; польза úžitok, osoh; dobrodenie ugodnost dobrobit, korist fördel, förmån, nytta ผลประโยชน์; ข้อได้เปรียบ yarar, fayda 好處 користь; вигода مفاد ، فائدہ lợi ích 好处
v – past tense, past participle ˈbenefited –
1 (usually withfromorby) to gain advantage He benefited from the advice. baat, voordeel trek يَسْتَفيد مِن، يَنْتَفِع مِن облагодетелствувам mít prospěch z, těžit drage nytte af Nutzen ziehen ωφελούμαι aprovecharse, beneficiarse kasu saama سود بردن hyötyä tirer profit de הֵפִיק תוֹעֶלֶת लाभ पहुंचाना okoristiti se hasznot húz mendapat keuntungan, beruntung hafa gagn af trarre profitto da 利益を得る 이익을 얻다 turėti naudos gūt labumu faedah zijn voordeel doen met ha fordel av skorzystać aproveitar a beneficia извлекать выгоду из ťažiť, mať prospech izkoristiti profitirati ha nytta av, vara till nytta för ได้รับประโยชน์จาก yararlanmak 受益 мати користь, вигоду فائدہ اٹھانا được lợi 受益
2 to do good to The long rest benefited her. bevoordeel يُفيد، يَنْفَع помагам prospět gavne nützen ωφελώ hacer bien (a) head tegema مفید بودن؛ کمک کردن auttaa faire du bien à לְהוֹעִיל लाभ पहुंचाना činiti dobro jót tesz berakibat gagna, verða til góðs far bene a ～のためになる 도움이 되다 išeiti į naudą dot labumu mendapat faedah ten goede komen aan gagne, gjøre godt przynieść korzyść fazer bem a face bine приносить пользу prospech koristiti prijati göra [] gott มีประโยชน์ต่อ yararı dokunmak 有益於 піти на користь فائدہ پہنچانا làm lợi cho 有益于
give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so. voordeel gee يُبَرِّئ لِعَدَم تَوَفُّ الأدِلّه ، يَجْعَل قَرينَةُ الشَّك لِصالِحِه приемам, че някой казва истината dát za pravdu i při pochybnosti lade tvivlen komme nogen til gode im Zweifel für jemanden entscheiden απαλλάσσω λόγω αμφιβολιών dar a uno el beneficio de la duda (kedagi) süütõendite puudumisel õigeks tunnistama علیرغم وجود شبهه کسی را بی گناه اعلام کردن luottaa toisen sanaan laisser le bénéfice du doute (à qqn) לֵיהָנוֹת מִהַסָפֵק लाभ देना vjerovati nekome vkiről a legjobbat feltételezi menganggap orang berkata benar, membebaskan dari dakwaan láta e-n njóta vafans concedere il beneficio del dubbio 有利に解釈してやる 남에 대해 미심쩍은 점을 선의로 해석하다 pasitikėti neturint įrodymų uzskatīt par patiesību (jo nav iespējams pierādīt pretējo) percaya kata-kata seseorang walaupun rasa sangsi iemand het voordeel van de twijfel gunnen la tvilen komme noen til gode zawierzyć stronie zainteresowanej dar o benefício da dúvida a crede pe cuvânt принять что-л. на веру v prípade pochybnosti dať za pravdu dati možnost za dvom osnovana sumnja hellre fria än fälla ngn ยกผลประโยชน์ให้จำเลย suçsuzluğuna hükmetmek; doğru olduğunu varsaymak 姑且信之 брати на віру شک کا فائدہ دینا tha bổng （证据不足时）假定某人是无辜的
benefited and benefiting have one t .
benefit → فائدة, يَستفْيد přinést prospěch, užitek nyde godt af, udbytte nützen, Vorteil όφελος, ωφελώ beneficiar, beneficiarse, beneficio hyöty, hyötyä avantage, bénéficier imati koristi, korist trarre vantaggio, vantaggio 利益, 利益を得る 이익, 이익이 되다 profiteren, voordeel fordel, gagne korzyść, przynieść korzyść beneficiar, benefício выгода, приносить пользу förmån, gagna ผลประโยชน์, มีประโยชน์ต่อ yarar, yarar sağlamak được lợi, lợi ích 利益, 有益于
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