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noun

Benefit n.

An act of kindness; a favor conferred. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits."

Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit. "Men have no right to what is not for their benefit."

A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to some charitable use.

Beneficence; liberality. (Obs.)

pl. Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments. (R.) "The benefits of your own country."

Benefit of clergy. (Law) See under Clergy.

Synonyms: Profit; service; use; avail. See Advantage.

verb

Benefit v. t. (past & past part. benefitted; pres. part. benefitting) To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit. "I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them."

Benefit v. i. (past & past part. benefitted; pres. part. benefitting) To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.

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Etymology of 'Benefit'

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"Benefit" Quotes from Famous Books

... congratulations upon the birth of a joke at the time its funeral is taking place. And so, PUNCHINELLO will do as others do, and will occasionally view, from the loop-hole in his curtain, the successes and failures of his neighbors, and will give his patrons the benefit ...

— Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 5, April 30, 1870 • Various

... of the March Hare carnival. Parents ceased to remember their differences by talking together about their children, a topic that never failed to bring them into sympathy. Thus the movement which had its source in an impulse to aid the youngsters proved to be of benefit also to many of the elders. Nor was this the only consequence ...

— Paul and the Printing Press • Sara Ware Bassett

... that passed through Key's mind, only one remained. It was purely an act of the brother's to secure some possible future benefit for his sister. And of this she was perfectly ignorant! He recovered himself quickly, ...

— In a Hollow of the Hills • Bret Harte

... Hampton and the girl who had run away to be his aides-de-camp. They decided that the party was really for the benefit of Freddie, Alice, and Euphemia, so these were packed off at once to the common car to be as far as possible from the scene of preparations. Then, with Mr. Holiday's porter, and his cook, and the ex-convict as men of all work, commenced the task of ordering the car for ...

— The Spread Eagle and Other Stories • Gouverneur Morris

... our understanding, is then to be considered as an object of design; and, in this design, we may perceive, either wisdom, so far as the ends and means are properly adapted, or benevolence, so far as that system is contrived for the benefit of beings who are capable of suffering pain and pleasure, and of ...

— Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) • James Hutton

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