benefit

A2Academic AWL-1Frequent NGSL-1

UK /ˈbenɪfɪt/US /ˈbenɪfɪt/

Meaning

noun

an advantage that something gives you; a helpful and useful effect that something has

“Freedom of information brings great benefits. ”

verb

to be useful to somebody or improve their life in some way

“We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone.”

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“On this wonderful day, when we are gathered together to celebrate your academic success, I have decided to talk to you about the benefits of failure.”

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“And also, there's other benefits to this non-fossil fuel world”

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“In other words, when we communicate from the outside in, yes, people can understand vast amounts of complicated information like features and benefits and facts and figures.”

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