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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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
The men's and women's top-10 players are demanding a higher percentage of the revenue generated by the four majors, as well as benefit contributions and a greater say in areas such as scheduling.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Musk and his longtime fixer, Jared Birchall—who typically avoids the spotlight—were both questioned about incorporation papers that were filed in 2017 to create a for-profit benefit corporation for OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
It also points to a practical and cost-effective strategy that could eventually benefit millions of people living with Alzheimer's worldwide.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
As usual, he found her in the windowed room at the back, conducting experiments for the advancement of knowledge toward the benefit of all.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing benefit
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 11-20
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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