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benefit

[ben-uh-fit] / ˈbɛn ə fɪt /




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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.

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Another important benefit is that mechanical vibrations can preserve quantum states for longer periods before the stored information begins to fade.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

He said that currently "you've got hundreds of thousands of young people stuck in a benefit system that is trapping them in poverty, giving them no prospect of prosperity or a job".

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Another benefit: “I am screen-facing the majority of my day, and getting to take care of my plants gives me a moment away from the screens,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

His employer was offering a new benefit: Certain workers could get up to $6,500 in down-payment assistance.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Until March 14, the stock market had given the big Wall Street firms the benefit of the doubt.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The jobs come with benefits like health insurance, plus overtime and even double-time pay in certain cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Although the hole expanded to an extraordinary size, the results also demonstrate the benefits of decades of international environmental protections.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Alan Milburn's year-long report, which will be published on Tuesday, will recommend moving under-25s off the main sickness and disability benefits, the Times reported, external.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Under the proposal, individuals who enroll in Medicare at 50 would receive the same benefits and protections available under Medicare Parts A, B, and D — which cover hospital, doctor’s visits and prescription drugs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Study to look at possible benefits of musical training on brain function in young and old.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

In Shurugwi, it may be too late for any protection afforded by the new act while some locals suspected the mining company benefited from its association with Collins Mnangagwa.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Taiwan and its chip industry have benefited from Nvidia’s successes, boosting adulation of Huang as well as concerns if his company faces problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

They argued that means the proposition would have largely benefited low-density development on the outskirts of cities — sometimes labeled “sprawl.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

The fine margins United benefited from during Carrick's interim spell were now going against them, and his coaching staff - lauded months earlier - could not find an answer.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The rich benefited from the new industry and from Great Britain’s burgeoning empire.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

CoreWeave just sent Wall Street an upbeat signal about the strength of artificial-intelligence demand, and few stocks were benefiting as much as Bloom Energy’s.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Sales in the North American beef business rose 4.3% to $7.56 billion, benefiting from improvements in the operating environment throughout the quarter including the reopening of certain U.S.-Mexico cattle crossings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

"I don't understand who is benefiting from the AI photos," she added.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Its versatility could also allow it to be incorporated into several types of dental products, potentially benefiting patients of different ages with enamel erosion, tooth sensitivity, or other problems involving exposed dentin.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Since when did Ritu auntie think in terms of benefiting a woman’s career?

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Both producers posted a sharp increase in third-quarter earnings as their oil refining units benefitted from a spike in fuel prices related to war-related disruptions in Middle East and Russian exports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

She said that being able to divide the maths exams up and take them in stages benefitted everyone and is worried about the impact of the changes.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Natural History Museum's director Dr Doug Gurr said although his museum would have benefitted from charging, the sector would have lost out overall.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, Hosseini noted that logic chips, such as central processing units, have also benefitted from rising average prices, though “recent trends suggest a period of stabilization.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The argument went that we benefitted from compulsory education, as it provides a livelihood for formerly enslaved, who couldn’t find gainful employment after the war.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Then they are not purely benefitting from being offside.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Oil-services company Halliburton reported quarterly earnings and revenue growth, benefitting from elevated oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Rebecca Wettemann, CEO of technology-research firm Valoir, said Nvidia was likely benefitting from a general market rebound on Wednesday as investors responded to momentum in oil prices and a pullback in Treasury yields.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Appears to be benefitting from a run of games with the same back four.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The public is benefitting from an explosion of competition and new services.

From State of the Union Address by Jimmy Carter


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