Benefitted

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

Stop Blaming Ben! Charlie Gasparino November 16, 2010
Tension Rises, But Israel and Egypt Stick to Economic Pact Ben Gittleson October 2, 2012
NYSE’s Sale to ICE: Sign of the Times Daniel Gross December 19, 2012
How Much Paramount Lost In Its Deal with Spielberg Sharon Waxman October 14, 2008
The Ponzi King’s Clients Dish Jacob Bernstein May 28, 2010

Historical Examples

Storm-Bound Alan Douglas
Almost A Man Mary Wood-Allen
The Evolution of the Country Community Warren H. Wilson
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee (His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee
Edith and John Franklin S. Farquhar

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 entitled 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 institution, 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