benefit - noun

ben‧e‧fit

1

advantage

 [uncountable and countable] an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from somethingCOLLOCATIONS 
be of benefit (to somebody) (=be useful to someone)have the benefit of somethingget/gain/derive benefit (from something)reap the benefits (of something) (=enjoy the advantages of something)the full benefit (of something)for somebody's benefitbe to the benefit of somebodymutual benefit (=useful to two or more people)with/without the benefit (of something) (=using/not using something)economic/financial/social benefitshealth benefitssomething outweighs the benefits of something (=something is more important than the benefits)

benefit of

 the benefits of contact lenses

 The new credit cards will be of great benefit to our customers.

 I never had the benefit of a university education.

 We want him to get maximum benefit from the course.

 We're just beginning to reap the benefits of all our hard work.

You need to spend at least a week there to get the full benefit.

Could you just explain again for Mark's benefit?

I hope that the decision taken today will be to the benefit of the whole nation.

My proposition, I assure you, would be to our mutual benefit.

 Most motorists manage without the benefit of four-wheel drive.

 the airport's economic benefit to the region

 the health benefits of moderate wine consumption

How does one decide whether the economic costs of regulation willoutweigh the economic benefits?

2

money from government

 [uncountable and countable] British Englishmoney provided by the government to people who are sick, unemployed, or have little money [= welfare American English]

unemployment/housing/child etc benefit

You might be entitled to housing benefit.

on benefit

families on benefit

those people eligible to claim benefit

3

extra things

 [countable usually plural] extra money or other advantages that you get as part of your job or from insurance that you have:

We offer an excellent benefits package.

medical benefits

➔ fringe benefit

4

 give somebody the benefit of the doubt

to accept what someone tells you even though you think they may be wrong or lying, but you cannot be sure:

The referee gave him the benefit of the doubt.

5

 with the benefit of hindsight/experience

used to say it is easier to know the right thing to do after something has happened or if you have a lot of experience:

He admitted that with the benefit of hindsight the original launch had not been large enough.

6

 benefit concert/performance/match

a concert, performance etc arranged to make money for charity:

a benefit concert for famine relief