benefit
Usage
What are other ways to say benefit?
Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.
Example Sentences
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Merle at Autovol agreed that the surety bond proposal would likely benefit newer manufacturers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It said the investigation concerns "instigation of breach of trust, computer fraud and false attestation with the intent to obtain for another an unlawful benefit."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
"We were very pleasantly surprised that the majority of patients seemed to benefit from this diet," Sinha said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The proposed rule explains that a plan sponsor can adopt a lifetime income solution so long as it determines, “within its discretion, that the lifetime income benefit provides commensurate value for the fees charged.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
He said it in a stagy way, as if for Henry’s benefit.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
