receive+benefit

  • 1benefit — ben·e·fit || benɪfɪt n. advantage, profit; aid; stipend, pension v. be useful; receive benefit; give benefit; profit, be advantageous …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2benefit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French benfet, from Latin bene factum, from neuter of bene factus, past participle of bene facere Date: 14th century 1. archaic an act of kindness ; benefaction 2. a. something that promotes well… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 3benefit — ► NOUN 1) advantage or profit. 2) a payment made by the state or an insurance scheme to someone entitled to receive it, e.g. an unemployed person. 3) a public performance to raise money for a charity. ► VERB (benefited or benefitted, benefiting… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 4Benefit — may refer to:Something that a party/individual was not previously entitled to receive. *Economic benefit, the positive contribution to gross national product (or other measure of value) from an economic activity or project: see Cost benefit… …

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  • 5benefit — [ben′ə fit, ben′əfət] n. [ME benefet < OFr bienfait, a kindness < L benefactum, meritorious act < benefacere: see BENEFACTION] 1. Archaic a kindly, charitable act; benefaction 2. a) gain or advantage [tax legislation for the benefit of… …

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  • 6benefit — See security proceeds Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary * * * ▪ I. benefit ben‧e‧fit 1 [ˈbenfɪt] noun 1. [countable] a good effect or advantage that something has, for example a product or service: • We will focus our marketing message… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 7benefit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 advantage ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, huge, immense, major, real, significant, substantial, tremendous …

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  • 8benefit */*/*/ — I UK [ˈbenɪfɪt] / US [ˈbenəfɪt] noun Word forms benefit : singular benefit plural benefits 1) [countable/uncountable] an advantage you get from a situation The new sports centre will bring lasting benefit to the community. benefit for: Consider… …

    English dictionary

  • 9benefit — ben|e|fit1 [ benəfıt ] noun *** 1. ) count usually plural extra money or other advantages that you get in addition to your salary from your employer as part of your job: The benefits include medical insurance and a company car. a ) money or help… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10benefit — Advantage; profit; fruit; privilege; gain; interest. The receiving as the exchange for promise some performance or forbearance which promisor was not previously entitled to receive. Graphic Arts Finishers, Inc. v. Boston Redevelopment Authority,… …

    Black's law dictionary