benefit (redirected from benefit of the doubt)

ben·e·fit  (bn-ft)

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.

To derive benefit: You will benefit from her good example.

Idiom:

benefit of the doubt

A favorable judgment granted in the absence of full evidence.

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[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.

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benefit

Noun

1. something that improves or promotes

2. advantage or sake: I'm doing this for your benefit

3. a payment made by an institution or government to a person who is ill, unemployed, etc.

4. a theatrical performance or sports event to raise money for a charity

Verb

[-fiting, -fited] or US [-fitting, -fitted]

to do or receive good; profit [Latin bene facere to do well]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	benefit - financial assistance in time of need stock 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" welfare 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" advantage, reward - benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" sake, interest - a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
	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" profit, gain 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 net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
	2.	benefit - be beneficial for; "This will do you good" do good aid, help - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"

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benefit

noun 1. good, use, help, profit, gain, favour, utility, boon, mileage (informal) avail << OPPOSITE harm

noun 2. advantage, interest, aid, gain, favour, assistance, betterment

verb 3. profit from, make the most of, gain from, do well out of, reap benefits from, turn to your advantage

verb 4. help, serve, aid, profit, improve, advance, advantage, enhance, assist, avail << OPPOSITE harm

Translations

benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt] n → beneficio, provecho (= allowance of money); subsidio

vt → beneficiar

vi he'll benefit from it → le sacará provecho;

unemployment benefit → subsidio de desempleo

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benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt] n → avantage m, profit m (= allowance of money); allocation f

vt → faire du bien à, profiter à

vi he'll benefit from it → cela lui fera du bien, il y gagnera or s'en trouvera bien

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benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt] n (advantage) → Vorteil m;

(money) → Beihilfe f;

(also: benefit concert, benefit match) → Benefizveranstaltung f

vt → nützen +dat, zugutekommen +dat

vi he'll benefit from it → er wird davon profitieren

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benefit [ˈbɛnɪfɪt] n → beneficio, vantaggio (= allowance of money); indennità f inv

vt → far bene a

vi he'll benefit from it → ne trarrà beneficio or profitto

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benefit

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 hyöty, 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 보다 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 tehdä hyvää 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 für jemanden im Zweifel entscheiden απαλλάσσω λόγω αμφιβολιών dar a de la uno el beneficio duda (kedagi) süütõendite puudumisel õigeks tunnistama علیرغم وجود شبهه کسی را بی گناه اعلام کردن vapauttaa mieluummin kuin tuomita bénéfice du doute laisser le (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 유리하게 해석하다 pasitikėti neturint įrodymų uzskatīt par patiesību (jo nav iespējams pierādīt pretējo) percaya kata-kata seseorang walaupun rasa sangsi van de iemand het voordeel 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 (證據不足時)假定某人是無辜的 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 .