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benefit

[ben-uh-fit] / ˈbɛn ə fɪt /




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Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.


Example Sentences

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Looking out over the next few months, Chaudhuri’s strongest conviction is U.S. large-cap stocks, particularly those poised to benefit from AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

In addition, because of decreased income and employment, more farmworker families will be forced to rely on benefit programs such as CalFresh, increasing government expenditures.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

One of the species that would benefit, it said was Atlantic salmon, which faced challenges in getting upstream to spawn.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Malaysia should also benefit from its position as a net energy exporter, particularly LNG, with higher energy prices providing some support to the trade balance,” the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

But they ignored me as they all fell silent, weighing the risks versus the potential benefit of having such a valuable treasure to lure Anansi.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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