Benefit
noun
An advantage or good things someone gets from something.
Exercise has many health benefits.
Often appears as...
- receive benefits
- provide benefits
noun
A payment or gift made by an employer, the state, or an insurance company.
Recipients of unemployment benefits will need to meet certain eligibility requirements.
Often appears as...
- unemployment benefits
- health benefits
verb
To get help or advantage from something.
You could really benefit from a vacation.
Often appears as...
- benefit from
- directly benefit
noun
A public performance or other entertainment to raise money for a charitable cause.
She is performing at a benefit for AIDS research.
Often appears as...
- charity benefit
- benefit concert
noun
An advantage or good things someone gets from something.
Exercise has many health benefits.
Often appears as...
- receive benefits
- provide benefits
noun
A payment or gift made by an employer, the state, or an insurance company.
Recipients of unemployment benefits will need to meet certain eligibility requirements.
Often appears as...
- unemployment benefits
- health benefits
verb
To get help or advantage from something.
You could really benefit from a vacation.
Often appears as...
- benefit from
- directly benefit
noun
A public performance or other entertainment to raise money for a charitable cause.
She is performing at a benefit for AIDS research.
Often appears as...
- charity benefit
- benefit concert
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Outcome
Use 'benefit' when describing something that improves a situation or provides a positive outcome.
Studying hard has the benefit of better grades.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Advantage
'Benefit' is often used to talk about abstract advantages like happiness, not just material gains.
Volunteering offers the benefit of personal fulfillment.
Pro Tip 3/3Widespread Gain
'Benefit' can describe advantages that affect a group of people, not just individuals.
Community gardens bring the benefit of fresh produce to many.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Outcome
Use 'benefit' when describing something that improves a situation or provides a positive outcome.
Studying hard has the benefit of better grades.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Advantage
'Benefit' is often used to talk about abstract advantages like happiness, not just material gains.
Volunteering offers the benefit of personal fulfillment.
Pro Tip 3/3Widespread Gain
'Benefit' can describe advantages that affect a group of people, not just individuals.
Community gardens bring the benefit of fresh produce to many.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Outcome
Use 'benefit' when describing something that improves a situation or provides a positive outcome.
Studying hard has the benefit of better grades.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Advantage
'Benefit' is often used to talk about abstract advantages like happiness, not just material gains.
Volunteering offers the benefit of personal fulfillment.
Pro Tip 3/3Widespread Gain
'Benefit' can describe advantages that affect a group of people, not just individuals.
Community gardens bring the benefit of fresh produce to many.
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How playing an...
who showed the same levels of cognitive function and neural processing at the start, found that those who were exposed to a period of music learning showed enhancement in multiple brain areas, compared to the others. This recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function,
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The benefits of a...
and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life can also help delay the onset of diseases, like Alzheimer's and dementia by as much as five years. The idea of major cognitive benefits to bilingualism may seem intuitive now,
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How the food you eat...
and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies, our brains also benefit from a steady supply of micronutrients.
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What would happen if you...
and can supplement liquid intake while providing valuable nutrients and fiber. Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
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How does a jellyfish...
Nudibranchs, which are sea slugs covered in protective slime, can actually steal the jelly's defenses by eating the cnidocytes and transferring them to specialized sacks for later use, as weapons against their own predators. Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day.
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Bill Gates: The next...
We have the benefits of all the science and technology that we talk about here. We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology
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How to create a great...
hsbc to help the bank expand globally real words like uber and slack are ripped right out of a dictionary and suggest attributes or benefits uber literally means an outstanding example so it works well for a company with big broad bold ambitions beyond
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The benefits of good...
If you sit a lot, get up and move around on occassion, and be sure to exercise. Using your muscles will keep them strong enough to support you effectively, on top of all the other benefits to your joints, bones, brain and heart.
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Sir David Attenborough...
if len was going to save these turtles he needed to win over the whole community we had to find a way to get the villagers to benefit from the presence of these animals he began to encourage tourists to visit
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UK National Parks in 100...
which are mostly used for rearing cows and sheep our national parks were created to conserve and enhance their wildlife beauty heritage and use there for all of us to enjoy care for and benefit from
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How playing an...
who showed the same levels of cognitive function and neural processing at the start, found that those who were exposed to a period of music learning showed enhancement in multiple brain areas, compared to the others. This recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function,
Video examples
The benefits of a...
and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life can also help delay the onset of diseases, like Alzheimer's and dementia by as much as five years. The idea of major cognitive benefits to bilingualism may seem intuitive now,
Video examples
How the food you eat...
and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies, our brains also benefit from a steady supply of micronutrients.
Video examples
What would happen if you...
and can supplement liquid intake while providing valuable nutrients and fiber. Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Nudibranchs, which are sea slugs covered in protective slime, can actually steal the jelly's defenses by eating the cnidocytes and transferring them to specialized sacks for later use, as weapons against their own predators. Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day.
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
We have the benefits of all the science and technology that we talk about here. We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology
Video examples
How to create a great...
hsbc to help the bank expand globally real words like uber and slack are ripped right out of a dictionary and suggest attributes or benefits uber literally means an outstanding example so it works well for a company with big broad bold ambitions beyond
Video examples
The benefits of good...
If you sit a lot, get up and move around on occassion, and be sure to exercise. Using your muscles will keep them strong enough to support you effectively, on top of all the other benefits to your joints, bones, brain and heart.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
if len was going to save these turtles he needed to win over the whole community we had to find a way to get the villagers to benefit from the presence of these animals he began to encourage tourists to visit
Video examples
UK National Parks in 100...
which are mostly used for rearing cows and sheep our national parks were created to conserve and enhance their wildlife beauty heritage and use there for all of us to enjoy care for and benefit from
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Quote examples
George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
If you're not producing as much as you consume, or perhaps a little more, then clearly we cannot use the big organization of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us, and it can't be of very much use to yourself.
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Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian Model
If I honour my needs first, I will be the best wife, the best mum, the best sister, the best friend. I have to come first, because then everyone benefits.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.
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Napoleon Hill
American Author
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
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Terry Gou
Taiwanese Businessman
I always tell employees: 'The group's benefit is more important than your personal benefit.
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John B. Larson
American Politician
Americans count on the guaranteed benefits they paid for under Medicare.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
In truth, I did enjoy the benefits of a Harvard connection.
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Frans de Waal
Dutch Scientist
Future benefits rarely figure in the minds of animals.
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Karrueche Tran
American Actress
It benefits us all to motivate others.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
If you're not producing as much as you consume, or perhaps a little more, then clearly we cannot use the big organization of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us, and it can't be of very much use to yourself.
Quote examples
Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian Model
If I honour my needs first, I will be the best wife, the best mum, the best sister, the best friend. I have to come first, because then everyone benefits.
Quote examples
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.
Quote examples
Napoleon Hill
American Author
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
Quote examples
Terry Gou
Taiwanese Businessman
I always tell employees: 'The group's benefit is more important than your personal benefit.
Quote examples
John B. Larson
American Politician
Americans count on the guaranteed benefits they paid for under Medicare.
Quote examples
P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros.
Quote examples
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
In truth, I did enjoy the benefits of a Harvard connection.
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Frans de Waal
Dutch Scientist
Future benefits rarely figure in the minds of animals.
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Karrueche Tran
American Actress
It benefits us all to motivate others.
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