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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.


Example Sentences

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Aiding the rise was a 2% increase in organic sales, and a 2% currency benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

On April 22, analysts at Evercore ISI wrote that Arista was poised to benefit from Google’s new Virgo Network, the networking system that underpins its AI hypercomputer and unveiled in a blog post that day.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Young job seekers benefit from prioritizing “projects, side hustles and practical experience that show you can build, adapt and solve problems — not just what you studied,” Kantenga said.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The 30-year gilt is a fairly niche product, effectively a 30-year loan to the government, which historically was mainly bought by defined benefit pensions funds.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Remember, self-assessment is only for your benefit to develop and grow as a person, and is not punitive.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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