| benefit | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. benefit | financial assistance in time of need. |
| ~ stock option | a benefit given by a company to an employee in the form of an option to buy stock in the company at a discount or at a fixed price.; "stock options are not much use as an incentive if the price at which they can be exercised is out of reach" |
| ~ payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged. |
| ~ cost-of-living benefit | a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise. |
| ~ death benefit | insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased. |
| ~ disability benefit | insurance benefits paid in case of disability. |
| ~ sick benefit, sickness benefit | money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work. |
| ~ fringe benefit, perk, perquisite | an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right).; "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| ~ goodness, good | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful.; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" |
| ~ advantage, reward | benefit resulting from some event or action.; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" |
| ~ sake, interest | a reason for wanting something done.; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" |
| n. (communication) | 3. benefit | a performance to raise money for a charitable cause. |
| ~ performance, public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment.; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" |
| ~ benefit concert | a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause. |
| v. (possession) | 4. benefit, gain, profit | derive a benefit from.; "She profited from his vast experience" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ cash in on | take advantage of or capitalize on. |
| ~ profiteer | make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods. |
| ~ capitalize, take advantage, capitalise | draw advantages from.; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" |
| ~ pyramid | enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts. |
| ~ net, sack up, sack, clear | make as a net profit.; "The company cleared $1 million" |
| v. (possession) | 5. benefit, do good | be beneficial for.; "This will do you good" |
| ~ aid, help | improve the condition of.; "These pills will help the patient" |
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