- [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.
- It was good to see her finally reaping the benefits (= enjoying the results) of all her hard work.
- The industry will be one of the first to enjoy the benefits of the recovery.
- The company derived substantial benefit from the deal.
- benefit of doing something He couldn't see the benefit of arguing any longer.
- be of benefit to somebody/something The new regulations will be of benefit to everyone concerned.
- to somebody's benefit It will be to your benefit to arrive early.
- benefit for somebody/something The project will have major benefits for the local community.
- With the benefit of hindsight (= knowing what we have learnt since), we would do things differently.
- without the benefit of something Nobody should be sent to prison without the benefit of legal advice.
- For maximum benefit, take the tablets before meals.
Extra Examples- The different environmental groups could work together to their mutual benefit.
- They somehow manage to work without the benefit of modern technology.
- I can see the benefits that such games give children.
- If you want to maximize the benefits of blueberries, eat them raw.
- The benefits easily outweigh the cost.
- The method has many additional benefits.
- The new factory will bring considerable benefits to the area.
- This deal will offer major benefits to industrialists and investors.
- Weigh the benefits of hiring help before hiring new employees.
- What are the benefits to investors?
- Consumers choose organic meat for a number of reasons, including perceived health benefits.
- a marketing campaign which promotes the cosmetic benefits of vitamin E
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- enjoy
- experience
- have
- …
- accrue
- arise from something
- result from something
- …
- for somebody’s benefit
- of benefit to
- to somebody’s benefit
- …
- [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (British English) (also welfare [uncountable] especially in North American English)money provided by the government to people who need financial help because they are unemployed, ill, etc.
- You may be eligible to receive benefits.
- The number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell last month.
- on benefits The aim is to help people who are on benefits (= receiving benefits) to find jobs.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2, Moneyb2- He's on social security benefit.
- She is worried that if she takes on a job she will lose her benefits.
- One way to cut spending is to move from universal benefits—those paid to everyone regardless of need—to means-tested ones.
- Benefit is paid monthly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- welfare
- state
- insurance
- …
- amount
- level
- be eligible for
- be entitled to
- qualify for
- …
- be paid
- benefits agency
- office
- payment
- …
- on benefit
- [countable, usually plural] an advantage that you get from a company in addition to the money that you earn
- Private health insurance is offered as part of the employees' benefits package.
- These benefits will now be extended to agency workers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fringe
- tax
- employee
- …
- give
- receive
- extend
- …
- plan
- benefits package
- [countable, usually plural] money from an insurance company
- The insurance plan will provide substantial cash benefits to your family in case of your death.
- [countable] an event such as a performance, a dinner, etc., organized in order to raise money for a particular person or charity
- a benefit match/concert
- The proceeds from the benefit will go directly to the refugee camps.
Word Originlate Middle English (originally denoting a kind deed or something well done): from Old French bienfet, from Latin benefactum ‘good deed’, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’.
Idioms
See benefit in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee benefit in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishfor the benefit of somebody | for somebody’s benefit
- especially in order to help or be useful to somebody
- I have attached some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week.
- Don't go to any trouble for my benefit!
give somebody the benefit of the doubt
- to accept that somebody has told the truth or behaved well because you cannot prove that they have not
- She may have been lying, but I felt I had to give her the benefit of the doubt.
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