- benefit
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 advantageADJECTIVE▪ considerable, enormous, great, huge, immense, major, real, significant, substantial, tremendous▪
This could bring real benefits for teachers.
▪ clear, obvious, tangible▪ positive▪ perceived▪Consumers choose organic meat for a number of reasons, including perceived health benefits.
▪ apparent, supposed▪ proven▪ maximum▪ added, additional▪The method has many additional benefits.
▪ mutual▪The different environmental groups could work together to their mutual benefit.
▪ direct, indirect▪ potential▪ unexpected▪ long-term, short-term▪ lasting▪ practical▪ public▪ personal▪ clinical, economic, educational, environmental, financial, material, nutritional, psychological, social, therapeutic▪ fitness, healthVERB + BENEFIT▪ enjoy, experience, have▪The industry will be one of the first to enjoy the benefits of the recovery.
▪children who have the benefit of a stable home background
▪ derive, gain, get, obtain, reap, receive▪The company derived substantial benefit from the deal.
▪I reaped the benefits of all my early training.
▪ bring, confer, deliver, offer, produce, provide, yield▪The new factory will bring considerable benefits to the area.
▪This deal will offer major benefits to industrialists and investors.
▪ maximize▪If you want to maximize the benefits of blueberries, eat them raw.
▪ highlight▪ extol, promote, tout (esp. AmE)▪a marketing campaign which promotes the cosmetic benefits of vitamin E
▪ appreciate, recognize, see▪I can see the benefits that such games give children.
▪ evaluate, weigh▪Weigh the benefits of hiring help before hiring new employees.
▪ extend▪These benefits will now be extended to agency workers.
▪ deny sb▪He had been denied the benefits of a good education.
BENEFIT + VERB▪ accrue▪the benefits that accrue from a good education
▪ arise from sth, result from sth▪A number of benefits arise from having a fitter body.
▪ outweigh sth▪The benefits easily outweigh the cost.
PREPOSITION▪ for sb's benefit▪We shall do this for the benefit of the patients.
▪ of benefit to▪This arrangement will be of great benefit to you both.
▪ to sb's benefit▪It will be to everyone's benefit.
▪ with the benefit of, without the benefit of▪They somehow manage to work without the benefit of modern technology.
▪ benefit for▪the benefits for companies
▪ benefit from▪the benefits from tourism
▪ benefit of▪the benefit of a steady income
▪ benefit to▪What are the benefits to investors?
2 financial advantages given by a company, the government, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ fringe (= extra things that an employer gives as well as a salary)▪The fringe benefits include free health insurance.
▪ tax▪ employee, retiree (both AmE)▪ domestic-partner (esp. AmE)VERB + BENEFIT▪ give▪ receive▪ extend▪These benefits will now be extended to agency workers.
▪ deny sb▪Same-sex couples were denied the benefits given to married couples.
BENEFIT + NOUN▪ plan (esp. AmE)▪ benefits package3 (BrE) moneyADJECTIVE▪ welfare▪ state▪ insurance▪ means-tested, universal▪One way to cut spending is to move from universal benefits to means-tested ones.
▪ cash▪ generous▪ child, disability, health-care, housing, maternity, sickness, social-security▪ pension, retirement▪ jobless, unemployment… OF BENEFIT▪ amount, levelVERB + BENEFIT▪ be eligible for, be entitled to, qualify for▪ claim▪You may be able to claim housing benefit.
▪ collect, draw, get, receive▪He receives unemployment benefit.
▪ be dependent on▪ lose▪She is worried that if she takes on a job she will lose her benefits.
▪ cut, reduce, slash▪The government has cut unemployment benefit.
▪ increaseBENEFIT + VERB▪ be paid▪Benefit is paid monthly.
BENEFIT + NOUN▪ benefits agency▪ office▪ payment▪ system▪ cutPREPOSITION▪ on benefit▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He's on social security benefit.
verbADVERB▪ considerably, enormously, greatly, immensely, really, significantly, substantially, tremendously▪ fully▪ clearly, obviously, undoubtedly▪The new law clearly benefits those earning the most money.
▪ ultimately▪ equally▪ disproportionately▪ mainly, primarily▪ personally▪ directly, indirectly▪We benefited directly from the reorganization.
▪ economically, financially▪We both benefited financially from the arrangement.
PREPOSITION▪ fromBenefit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑proceedsBenefit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑economy, ↑industry, ↑mankind, ↑stockholder, ↑wildlife
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
