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      benefit
      noun
      An advantage; help or aid from something.
      (insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
      An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
      Intended audience (as for the benefit of).
      (obsolete) beneficence; liberality
      verb
      (transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
      (intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
      Roots
      benebene- · Latin · well, goodfacio-fit · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for benefit
      profitnbehoofgainnwelfarenadvantagenbesteadbenefactionnavailnboonnperksn
      Words related to benefit
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      The word benefit breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: bene-, from Latin bene (“well, good”); and -fit, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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