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benefit society
noun
- an association of persons to create a fund, either by dues or assessments, for the assistance of members and their families in case of sickness, death, etc.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of benefit society1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
But even if providing Marnell with a platform does nothing to benefit society, maybe it benefits the woman herself.
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Miss Cotton belonged to a benefit society and through her own illness she had received an allowance of $5 a week.
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You see, it is not only a trades union, it is a mutual benefit society.
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They think that their benefit society should be fed and alimented by State subventions like that for public functionaries.
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There's one at the Mechanics' Institute next week, given by the Unicorn benefit society.
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Example is the means given universally to all whereby to benefit society.
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