benefit
Usage
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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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In one case, an intending bride was found to have presented her brother as the groom in an attempt to benefit from the scheme.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
"We will discuss expanding economic ties between our countries, relations with the European Union, other areas that can benefit our nations, and security issues," Zelensky said on X.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between the U.S. and Iran and sees the benefit of life at the center of things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The results were clear: there was no benefit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
“That is very strange. But I suppose you had no opportunity. Your mother should have taken you to town every spring for the benefit of masters.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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LAUSD’s problems mirror those of other large urban school districts: unsustainable spending, particularly on administration and employee benefits, combined with shrinking enrollment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He says some couples will go to great lengths to convince the authorities that they are a genuine love match when their eye is more on the benefits on offer.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Fruit, for example, contains naturally occurring sugars along with vitamins, fiber, and other nutrients, while some processed foods may contain added sugar without offering the same nutritional benefits.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
In retirement, I expect to receive about $4,500 per month in Social Security benefits and an additional $800 per month from a pension.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
One of the benefits of being the athlete that is often overlooked is that it forces you to work harder, to keep your head down, and grind through whatever task lies ahead.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Silicon technology has benefited from decades of refinement, allowing manufacturers to produce dielectric materials capable of controlling progressively smaller devices.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Fabrizio Foschini, a researcher at the Afghanistan Analysts Network, said during earlier decades of war "mining mainly benefited insurgent groups, including the Taliban, and local strongmen with links to corrupt government officials".
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
According to its latest annual report, Goodwin Steel Castings and Goodwin International have delivered a boost to the company's profits, having benefited from economies increasing their defence spending.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
British Airways has benefited from similar rerouting to Asia, parent company International Consolidated Airlines Group said last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The policy all but ignored the existence of the labor camps and made no attempt to monitor who in North Korea benefited from the aid.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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Lower inflation expectations have tempered expectations for Fed rate increases, benefiting non-yielding gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Blanche has taken steps to curry Murkowski’s favor in recent months, visiting Alaska and announcing a $400-million settlement benefiting Alaska natives’ healthcare in July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“It’s not just the hyperscalers spending $800 billion this year on AI, but it’s the companies that are benefiting from that spend.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Car sales have been surprisingly strong in 2026, benefiting from the so-called wealth effect tied to the boom in U.S. stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Dear Miss Wright: We trust that you have been benefiting from your first year at the New York School of Fine Arts.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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Along with other industrial firms such as France's Schneider Electric and Switzerland's ABB, Siemens has benefitted from demand for data centres that provide the computing power for AI.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
In the new era of revenue sharing, particularly because of NIL rights, student athletes have benefitted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The backdrop has Conger’s team underweight on the Magnificent Seven and semiconductors, which have benefitted from the artificial-intelligence spending blitz.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
There isn't a cop in the city who hasn't been charmed by them, nor a local business that hasn't benefitted hugely from the Tartan Army dollar.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
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Meanwhile, groups such as his are benefitting from the government brain drain.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Meanwhile Chinese brands have been moving aggressively onto international markets, introducing new technologies while benefitting from lower production costs than European rivals.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, which are closest to the physical bottlenecks of the AI buildout, have been among the sectors benefitting most from the spending boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was a starry, starry night at Thursday’s sold-out Hollywood Bowl Netflix is a Joke Presents: Night of Too Many Stars epic comic bonanza fundraiser benefitting autism programs nationwide, including Autism Speaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
I think nothing is really pleasure as compared with the blessedness of benefitting others.
From The Harvest of Years by Ewell, Martha Lewis Beckwith
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