Benefit
31benefit — / benɪfɪt/ noun 1. payments which are made to someone under a national or private insurance scheme ● She receives £75 a week as unemployment benefit. ● Sickness benefit is paid monthly. ● The insurance office sends out benefit cheques each week.… …
32benefit — n. & v. n. 1 a favourable or helpful factor or circumstance; advantage, profit. 2 (often in pl.) payment made under insurance or social security (sickness benefit). 3 a public performance or game of which the proceeds go to a particular player or …
33benefit — {{11}}benefit (n.) late 14c., good or noble deed, also advantage, profit, from Anglo Fr. benfet well done, from L. benefactum good deed, from bene facere (see BENEFACTOR (Cf. benefactor)). Meaning performance or entertainment to raise money for… …
34benefit — 1. noun 1) for the benefit of others Syn: good, sake, welfare, well being, advantage, comfort, ease, convenience; help, aid, assistance, service; profit Ant: detriment 2 …
35benefit — /ˈbɛnəfət / (say benuhfuht) noun 1. an act of kindness. 2. anything that is for the good of a person or thing. 3. a theatrical performance or other public entertainment to raise money for a worthy purpose. 4. a payment or other assistance given… …
36benefit — state aid paid to the needy Literally, an advantage. Benefit was formerly the specific advantage of being a member of a fund from which you could draw if you were ill. If the illness lasted too long, or you failed to keep up your… …
37benefit — 1. noun 1) for the benefit of others Syn: good, sake, welfare, well being, advantage, comfort, ease, convenience, help, aid, assistance, service 2) the benefits of working for a large firm Syn …
38benefit — 1. noun /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/ a) An advantage, help or aid from something. b) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assist …
39benefit — be·ne·fit s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS ammin.az. → fringe benefit 2. TS pubbl. nel linguaggio pubblicitario, qualunque vantaggio derivante al consumatore dall acquisto di un bene o di un servizio {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1987. ETIMO:… …
40benefit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. profit, advantage, gain, good, avail; fund raiser. v. help, serve, assist; improve. See benevolence, utility, aid, request, goodness, means. Ant., harm, drawback, handicap. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn …
