Benefited
something that is advantageous or good; an advantage:
he explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
a payment or gift, as one made to help someone or given by an employer, an insurance company, or a public agency:
the company offers its employees a pension plan, free health insurance, and other benefits.
a theatrical performance or other public entertainment to raise money for a charitable organization or cause.
archaic. an act of kindness; good deed; benefaction.
to do good to; be of service to:
a health program to benefit everyone.
to derive benefit or advantage; profit; make improvement:
he has never benefited from all that experience.
for someone’s benefit, so as to produce a desired effect in another’s mind:
he wasn’t really angry; that was just an act for his girlfriend’s benefit.
contemporary examples
may primaries will decide election 2014 ben jacobs april 30, 2014
is this anti-soviet art? jimmy so october 21, 2011
elon musk-backed solarcity thrives in solar power sector josh dzieza may 13, 2013
obama and syria: fighting the wimp factor gil troy september 17, 2013
in the future we’ll all be renters: america’s disappearing middle cl-ss joel kotkin august 9, 2014
historical examples
for the honor of the school ralph henry barbour
the grand old man richard b. cook
lavengro george borrow
punchinello, vol. 1, no. 4, april 23, 1870 various
lippincott’s magazine, vol. 20, august 1877 various
noun
something that improves or promotes
advantage or sake: this is for your benefit
(brit)
an allowance paid by the government as for sickness, unemployment, etc, to which a person is ent-tled under social security or the national insurance scheme
any similar allowance in various other countries
(sometimes pl) a payment or series of payments made by an inst-tution, such as an insurance company or trade union, to a person who is ill, unemployed, etc
a theatrical performance, sports event, etc, to raise money for a charity
verb -fits, -fiting, -fited especially (us) -fits, -fitting, -fitted
to do or receive good; profit
n.
v.
see: give the benefit
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