benefit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 See also 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

benefit (plural benefits)

1. An advantage, help or aid.
2. A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
3. A performance, etc, given to raise funds for some cause.

[edit] Synonyms

• (advantage, help): advantage, aid, assistance, boon, help
• (payment): subsidy

[edit] Antonyms

• (advantage, help): disadvantage, encumbrance, hindrance, nuisance, obstacle, detriment

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[edit] See also

• lagniappe

[edit] Verb

to benefit (third-person singular simple present benefits, present participle benefiting or benefitting, simple past and past participle benefited or benefitted)

1. (transitive) To be a benefit (to someone).
2. (intransitive) To be a benefit.

[edit] Usage notes

• Benefiting and benefited are more common, with benefitting and benefitted being a minor variant especially in the US.

[edit] Antonyms

• malefic

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