benefit

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 43.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An advantage; help or aid from something.

   She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.

2. noun A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
3. noun An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
4. noun beneficence; liberality
5. noun Intended audience (as for the benefit of).

   The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.

6. verb To be or to provide a benefit to.
7. verb To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

Similar words

do good gain welfare profit beneficiary beneficial behalf favor advantage facilitate

Often followed by

of from to the and in analysis is by

Word family

beneficial beneficiaries beneficiary benefited benefiter benefiters benefiting benefits benefitted benefitting