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US
/ˈbɛnəfɪt/
]
[ UK /bˈɛnɪfˌɪt/ ]
[ UK /bˈɛnɪfˌɪt/ ]
VERB
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be beneficial for
This will do you good -
derive a benefit from
She profited from his vast experience
NOUN
- a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
- financial assistance in time of need
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something that aids or promotes well-being
for the benefit of all
How To Use benefit In A Sentence
- The play is a little overlong and would benefit from cuts, but each scene is interesting and changes are smoothly executed.
- He did not seem overcome with pleasure at the idea of Philippa's visit, and she felt a little disappointed, but she had been interested in his talk; and as she went back to the house with Miss Mervyn, her mind was so full of it, that she felt obliged to tell her all about Tuvvy and Dennis, and her own plans for Becky's benefit. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes
- But even these alienated loners can benefit from this book: See the section on astral love.
- How anyone could have read some sinister intent into those views is indeed puzzling, and illustrates well how those damned Jewshow certain hypersensitive and overly privileged people who feel superior to the rest of the world are willing to cut their own throats for short term advantage by using unjustified charges of anti-semitism to point out how they take advantage of their position in any nation or institution who trusts them so as to benefit their own in group at the expense of that nation or institution. The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Catholics and Jews?
- I have typed out some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week.
- The healthy but lazy who claim incapacity benefit are just as morally bankrupt as those benefiting from offshore tax havens. Times, Sunday Times
- Yet, some studies have suggested some kids with ADHD benefit from an elimination, also known as a hypoallergenic, diet. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
- The relationship between a woman and her clinician should be built on trust, and the benefits and the risks of a procedure such as an episiotomy must be openly discussed to ensure truly informed consent.
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- However, the two substantial hurdles which protect the Fund mean many people will not benefit.