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: something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage. discounted prices and other benefits of a museum membership. The benefits outweigh the risks of taking the drug. reaping the benefits of their hard work. changes that will be to your benefit. b. : useful aid : help. without the benefit of a lawyer.
a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help: The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town. One of the many benefits of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected. He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter. I didn't get much benefit from school.
Benefiting means to do or receive good or profit from something. It can also mean to derive benefit or advantage from something. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage examples of benefiting from various sources.
a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help: The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town. One of the many benefits of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected. He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter. I didn't get much benefit from school.
benefit noun [C, U] (GOVERNMENT) money that the government gives to people who are sick, poor, not working, etc: unemployment benefit. for sb's benefit. in order to help someone: We bought the piano for the children's benefit.
a payment or gift, as one made to help someone or given by an employer, an insurance company, or a 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.
[countable, uncountable] an advantage that something gives you; a helpful and useful effect that something has. Freedom of information brings great benefits. health/economic/tax benefits. the benefits of modern medicine. I've had the benefit of a good education.
