Results for benefit
Definitions of benefit:
part of speech: verb intransitive
To gain advantage; make improvement.
part of speech: noun
To do good to; to gain advantage from.
part of speech: noun
A favor: advantage: a performance at a theatre, the proceeds of which go to one of the company.
part of speech: verb transitive
part of speech: noun
part of speech: verb intransitive
To gain advantage:- pr. p. benefiting; pa. p. benefited.
part of speech: noun
An act of kindness; a favor conferred; whatever promotes the happiness and well- being of a person or thing, or adds to the value of property; a theatrical performance, the proceeds of which go to one of the actors, etc.
part of speech: verb transitive
Usage examples for benefit:
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And then, as if for our particular benefit a light flashed over there.
"The Voodoo Gold Trail", Walter Walden -
It's not wicked at all; it's simply a practical benefit
"The Whirligig of Time", Wayland Wells Williams -
All the fears in the world cannot benefit you.
"Mastery of Self", Frank Channing Haddock