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- pronunciation:
- be
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fiht
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
anything that brings something good or gives an advantage to one.
Exercise provides many benefits for your health.Cleaner air is a benefit of living in the country.- synonyms:
- advantage, boon, use
- antonyms:
- disadvantage, drawback, harm
- similar words:
- asset, convenience, gain, good, positive, profit
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| definition 2: |
an object, action, or sum of money that improves someone's life; aid.
The company gives its workers benefits such as health insurance and vacation days.- similar words:
- accommodation, advantage, aid, asset, assistance, blessing, favor, gain, help, profit, relief, welfare
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| related words: |
bazaar, compensation, good, honor, interest, privilege, value, worth |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
benefits, benefiting, benefitting, benefited, benefitted |
| definition 1: |
to be helpful to; have good results for.
I hope these gifts will benefit you.- synonyms:
- help, serve
- antonyms:
- damage, harm, hurt
- similar words:
- aid, assist
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| definition 2: |
to gain something good (usually followed by "from").
The sailors benefited from the captain's advice.- synonyms:
- profit
- antonyms:
- suffer
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The word benefit
contains the following parts:
ben, bene, bon
Latin
root
that means good, well
  Example words:
- synonyms:
- eu
- antonyms:
- mal, male
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect
Latin
root
that means make, do
More about this word part:
This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".
Example words:
affect, affection, artificial, beneficial, benefit, deficient, effect, efficient, fact, factory, fiction, infect, manufacture, sacrifice, satisfaction, satisfactory, significant, sufficient
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