benefits

Meaning of benefits

plural noun
  1. an advantage or profit gained from something.
    enjoy the benefits of being a member
    the changes are of benefit to commerce
  2. a payment made by the state or an insurance scheme to someone entitled to receive it.
    part-time jobs supplemented by means-tested benefits
    families on benefit
  3. an event such as a concert or game that is intended to raise money for a particular player or charity.
    the social season was highlighted by debutante balls and charity benefits
    a benefit gig
verb, 3rd person present
  1. receive an advantage; profit.
    the areas would benefit from regeneration

late Middle English (originally denoting a kind deed or something well done): from Old French bienfet, from Latin benefactum ‘good deed’, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’.

Information about benefits

  • The singular form of benefits is: benefit.
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Hyphenation of benefits

ben-e-fits

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • benefits is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

benefits synonyms

Meaning benefit or advantage to someone or something:

good

Meaning out of consideration for or in order to help or please someone:

sake

Meaning the feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone:

interest

Meaning financial support given to those who are unemployed or otherwise in need:

welfare

Meaning fulfilment of one's wishes, expectations, or needs, or the pleasure derived from this:

satisfaction

Meaning the action of possessing and benefiting from something:

enjoyment

Meaning a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable or superior position:

advantage

Meaning a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint:

comfort

Meaning absence of difficulty or effort:

ease

Meaning the state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty:

convenience

Meaning the action of helping someone to do something:

help

Meaning help, typically of a practical nature:

aid

Meaning the action of helping someone by sharing work:

assistance

Meaning use or benefit:

avail

Meaning the value or advantage of something:

use

Meaning the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial:

utility

Meaning the action of helping or doing work for someone:

service

Meaning a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement:

reward

Meaning a good feature or point:

merit

Meaning the quality or state of being physically strong:

strength

Meaning a useful or valuable thing or person:

asset

Meaning an advantage:

plus

Meaning an extra and unexpected advantage:

bonus

Meaning a thing that is helpful or beneficial:

boon

Meaning a beneficial thing for which one is grateful:

blessing

Meaning behaviour showing high moral standards:

virtue

Meaning become or make more cheerful, lively, or interesting:

perk

Meaning the quality or fact of being useful:

usefulness

Meaning the quality of giving or being ready to give help:

helpfulness

Meaning the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something:

value

Meaning advantage; benefit:

profit

Meaning a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one's job or position:

perquisite

Meaning a regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people:

pension

Meaning an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need:

charity

Meaning something that is given to a charity, especially a sum of money:

donations

Meaning a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present:

gifts

Meaning benefit:

gain

Meaning make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource):

exploit

benefits antonyms

Meaning the state of being harmed or damaged:

detriment

Meaning an unfavourable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success or effectiveness:

disadvantage

Meaning a feature that renders something less acceptable; a disadvantage or problem:

drawback

Words that rhyme with benefits

fits, befits, disbenefits, refits, haffits, soffits, backfits, comfits, discomfits, confits, unfits, disprofits, nonprofits, photofits, profits, retrofits, superprofits, videofits, misfits, outfits, reoutfits

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