benefit
/ˈbɛ nə fɪt/
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Definition(s):
- (n) financial assistance in time of need
- (n) something that aids or promotes well-being
- (n) a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
- (v) derive a benefit from
- (v) be beneficial for
Usage(s):
- Much has been written about the benefits of fish oil for the heart.
- Mario Tama Getty In Mercer's recent national survey of employers, overall health benefit costs rose 11.
- With no end in sight to the country's job market woes, the House has agreed to give the jobless in a majority of states another 13 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits.
Quotes
- "I don't want to be part of the problem anymore. With the benefit of hindsight and a somewhat different perspective, I made some misjudgments. And of course, I can sit here and say all day long, 'If I could do it again I'd do something different,'...on May 20, 2010 By: Floyd Landis Source: ESPN.co.uk
- Clinton said, however, "We have noticed that the pirates are buying more and more sophisticated equipment. They're buying faster and more capable vessels. They are clearly using their ransom money for their benefit, both personally and on behalf of...on Apr 15, 2009 By: Hillary Rodham Clinton Source: ABC News
- "Those who benefit from such acts are the enemies of humanity, the enemies of democracy, the enemies of openness," Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday in Beirut, where he was paying his respects following the death of a leading...on Jul 8, 2010 By: Nouri al-Maliki Source: The Associated Press
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