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benefits

[ben-uh-fit]

noun

something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.

a payment or gift, as one made to help someone or given by a benefit society, insurance company, or public agency: The company offers its employees a pension plan, free health insurance, and other benefits.

a theatrical performance or other public entertainment to raise money for a charitable organization or cause.

Archaic. an act of kindness; good deed; benefaction.

verb (used with object)

to do good to; be of service to: a health program to benefit everyone.

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verb (used without object)

to derive benefit or advantage; profit; make improvement: He has never benefited from all that experience.

Idiom

for (someone's) benefit, so as to produce a desired effect in another's mind: He wasn't really angry; that was just an act for his girlfriend's benefit.

Origin:
1350–1400; late Middle English benefytt, benefett (noun), alteration (with Latinized first syllable) of Middle English b(i)enfet, benefait < Anglo-French benfet, Middle French bienfait < Latin benefactum good deed; see bene-, fact

Related forms

ben·e·fit·er, ben·e·fit·ter, noun

pre·ben·e·fit, verb, -fit·ed or -fit·ted, -fit·ing or -fit·ting.

self-ben·e·fit, noun

self-ben·e·fit·ing, self-ben·e·fit·ting, adjective

su·per·ben·e·fit, noun

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un·ben·e·fit·ed, un·ben·e·fit·ted, adjective

un·ben·e·fit·ing, un·ben·e·fit·ting, adjective

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Synonyms
1. favor, service. See advantage.

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Labels proclaiming health benefits of foods almost shout out in the aisles of supermarkets.

DI's rules, for example, allow an older worker unlikely to retrain to get benefits instead.

Recycling your plastic takes a little thought and effort but has all kinds of benefits.

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Labels proclaiming health benefits of foods almost shout out in the aisles of supermarkets.

DI's rules, for example, allow an older worker unlikely to retrain to get benefits instead.

Recycling your plastic takes a little thought and effort but has all kinds of benefits.

The potential health benefits of drinking green tea are varied, ranging from preventing bad breath to protecting your heart.

Beets may get a bad rap in the culinary world, but their heath benefits have many reconsidering the oft-overlooked vegetable.

It also helps for combating colon and prostate cancer and has many other benefits.

Administration researchers flooding the era's journals were with highly academic papers that produced no immediate benefits.

They should also give clues as to how the rest are metabolised-in other words, whether they might give any health benefits.

Hydropower installations can offer a range of benefits beyond energy production, unlike solar power arrangements.

The twins found two other benefits to their research.

There is much more to the benefits of telecommuting than helping the company's bottom-line.

Along with the pleasure comes a hidden dividend: health benefits.

If researchers and regulators get the balance right, the potential benefits of early whole-genome sequencing are substantial.

In the same way as was his new maximum of the amount payable in weekly benefits to the unemployed.

The reported benefits of fertilizing plants with compost or manure tea vary.

The ecological benefits of gardening on your roof.

One of the benefits of being a major leaguer was that custom bats were paid for by the team.

Now, the room benefits from a built-in sideboard and wider, open doorways.

To deal with that version of the future, he suggests society should redesign the economy to get the benefits of automation.

Research highlights the many benefits of vermicompost.

The health benefits also make a strong case for action to countries that have so far resisted climate mitigation for its own sake.

The list goes on-the benefits to mankind are manifold.

The plant benefits from occasional tip pruning to keep it bushy and should last outdoors until frost.

Working in an academic lab provides a wealth of benefits.

Scientists have long known about health benefits of pomegranates.

Scientists say more research is needed to confirm the hypothesis that dirt has health benefits.

The benefits of judicious decentralization are numerous.

Organic matter also benefits the soil as it breaks down.

There's a surprisingly robust literature on the emotional benefits of having sisters.

Daylight saving time, however, can bring many benefits.

But while the health benefits of soymilk are substantial, it may not be for everyone.

Efforts on behalf of wildlife are actually bringing positive benefits to local people.

Free soil amendment is one of the other benefits of having chickens.

They ranked the alternatives by comparing efficiency with health and environmental benefits.

The study found that other methods promised environmental benefits of varying degree, with wind power being the cleanest.

There could also be benefits to the biofuel industry.

Too late for surviving merchant seamen who lost forty years of health benefits, education, or insurance benefits.

Also, compost tea and the many benefits that compost tea has for your soil and plants will be described.

They ran the model again and again, for a wide range of population densities and migration costs and benefits.

As a renewable energy, pig oil has great environmental benefits.

New research explains music's power over human emotions and its benefits to our mental and physical well-being.

It's one that maybe is a little bit idiosyncratic, but that benefits from that little extra bit of style.

Engineers eventually questioned the benefits of rubberized roads.

They will conclude by writing paragraphs telling younger kids about the benefits of trees and plants.

Living in the mountains may provide benefits beyond a picturesque view.

We encourage and are proactive in sustainable tourism that reduces the pressures and creates benefits rather than conflict.

Trees bring both comfort and measurable benefits to urban environments.

As a new technology will no doubt be more costly than it's benefits.

The environmental benefits of composting are significant.

Affordable genome sequencing offers many potential benefits.

Although the fall open enrollment season for health benefits is still months away, employers already are planning for it.

The number of colleges offering health-care benefits to.

The problem with this hypothesis is that it relies on people not cheating and taking the benefits without paying the costs.

As researchers detail the physical benefits of some video entertainment systems, manufacturers aim to capitalize on the results.

In the civilian world, it's illegal to deny health coverage or disability benefits on the basis of genetic information.

Lawmakers are talking about further extending unemployment benefits.

Do you mean that the financial value of the benefits is added to the base salary.

There appear to be three categories of benefits that travellers can enjoy on their birthdays.

See how emerging biofuels compare and hear about the benefits and potential costs of alternative fuels.

We examine five claims about the benefits of weight lifting and aerobics to see which carry the mostweight.

People who are quite happy to reap the benefits of science-new medical.

Fast growing with an arching, lax habit that benefits from consistent pruning and pinching back.

While the process of collecting survivor benefits is smooth for many widows, others experience lost files and delays.

Usually health care benefits go through the yeardo you remember when your health insurance first kicked.

And some politicians want the state to draw attention to benefits of marriage, as it does to the perils of smoking.

Organic farming has a long list of benefits to recommend.

Psychodynamic therapy has been caricatured as navel-gazing, but studies show powerful benefits.

Some scientists, however, have questioned the value of putting so much effort into saving birds when the benefits are unclear.

Nelson is about to prove forever the health benefits of cured pork products.

Share expressed some bitterness about nearly being done out of his retirement health benefits by the.

Salary and benefits are based on qualifications and experience of the selected candidates.

Freeing it up will bring growth and social benefits.

But the practice is relatively common among animals and is now understood to yield important health benefits.

Many of soy's health benefits have been linked to isoflavones-plant compounds that mimic estrogen.

It's a beautiful heart-shaped stone and benefits from a more modern cut than the.

But even these old-fashioned types might see the benefits of modern technology.

Details of salary and benefits will be emailed upon request.

Both print and digital subscribers enjoy the benefits of full digital access.

Weighing the risks and benefits of medical procedures is unquestionably a good thing.

There are obvious safety, economic and energy conservation benefits to.

The new regulations, if they take effect, will drastically alter a large market whose policies vary widely in their benefits.

If that's the problem, the simplest solution is not the get rid of immigrants, but to make them ineligible for benefits.

Now, new studies are hinting at the added benefits that the once.

Regardless of who benefits more as a business, this certainly a big win for readers.

But that sum does not include an unusually structured retirement plan that is part of his benefits.

At the same time, benefits are generous in the public sector.

Water conservation benefits both you and the environment.

People who learn to play an instrument may reap benefits that aren't musical in nature, according to a new study.

One of the benefits of being a team is visiting each other's gardens and seeing what everyone's up to.

Meanwhile, texters have learned the benefits of text messaging to avoid potential stalkers and bad dates.

Sustainable packaging not only benefits the environment but can also cut costs.

It may ultimately come down to the benefits outweighing the costs.

Not every child will become an artist, singer or dancer but everyone benefits when the children who grow up to be.

He also expects that inexperienced internet searchers would enjoy similar benefits over time.

But these benefits are not factored into farm prices.

Students can interview people who live or work near the dam to record their views about the benefits and costs of the dam.

When men morph into fathers, they experience a neural revival that benefits their children.

Despite a growing public belief in the health and environmental benefits of eating less meat.

In our situation, our whole focus is on delivering benefits to people.

Cutting the generous pension benefits of state employees may discourage people from a career in public service, thereby.

Scientists expect enormous benefits for humankind from the surge of research on embryonic stem cells.

Benefits are linked to annuity rates, protecting both the scheme and the pensioners from annuity risk.

Both intensive and extensive green roofs share a common set of benefits.

Even though it is a non-native species, it benefits to the environment offsets the non-native aspect.

It's not that the growth in benefits from technology has stagnated.

Explain to the students that they will be conducting research to find out about some of the less obvious benefits of trees.

So, billionaires won't much miss the benefits withdrawn through means-testing, but millionaires will miss them and will mind.

When community members understand the benefits of geotourism, they take responsibility for destination stewardship.

However, what you may not know is that plants can provide benefits even if your taste buds run for cover at.

But the surging interest in urban gardening is undeniable, as are the benefits to the community.

They have been working hard to put figures on the costs and benefits of climate change and of trying to mitigate it.

Studies have found this leads to lower fat storage and lower cholesterol levels, among other benefits.

Recent research shows that laughter can produce the same health benefits as physical exercise.

Private companies have played a big part in delivering the benefits of globalisation.

What the moon gardening movement currently lacks is a body of modern scientific work that validates its benefits.

There are many benefits to this heritage beyond simple entertainment value.

So the government is merging the two benefits into a single, means-tested benefit for all long-term unemployed.

Studies show that no matter how long you've been a smoker, quitting has major and immediate health benefits.

In fact, much of the data supporting solid benefits from positive thinking is weak.

He also wanted the long-term benefits that these goods could bring his people.

For picking off pimples, few reliable studies exist to show clear benefits of one treatment over another.

So there might be a lot of unexpected benefits for further reconnecting humans with large mammals.

How can a writer label something macabre without discussing the benefits of glandulars in organotherapy.

The benefits of energy use are as profound as they are obvious-human comfort, health, and commerce depend upon it.

The biggest benefits were from vehicle damage that didn't happen and medical bills that were never incurred.

The process may be similar to the supposed protective benefits of antioxidants in humans.

And they can reap huge benefits if an orphan drug becomes a.

One of the benefits of this field is showing how important this can be".

Numerous recent studies have undercut the purported benefits of various herbal supplements.

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Word Origin & History

benefit

late 14c., "good or noble deed," also "advantage, profit," from Anglo-Fr. benfet "well-done," from L. benefactum "good deed" (see benefactor). Meaning "performance or entertainment to raise money for some charitable cause" is from 1680s. The verb is attested from 1540s.

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benefits

"financial support (especially for medical expenses) to which one is entitled through employment or membership," 1895, pl. of benefit.

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