benefitnoun/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/

• 1

  An advantage; help or aid from something.

  • She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies is one of the benefits of the job.
• 2

  businessinsuranceA payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

• 3

  An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.

  • Gore Vidal […] will be sharing his wit and wisdom at the Arlington Street Church on Wednesday, April 5th at 7:00. The appearance is a benefit for the Boston/Boise Committee and the tickets are priced at $5.
• 4

  obsoletebeneficence; liberality

  • The Birds, that liue i'th field / On the vvilde Benefit of nature, liue / Happier then vve; for they may chooſe their Mates, / And carroll their ſvveet pleaſures to the Spring: […]
• 5

  Intended audience (as for the benefit of).

  • The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.
  • Since my wife is Canadian, whenever we have dinner with my family, they keep bringing up anything they've heard about Canada lately for her benefit.

benefitverb/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/

• 1

  To be or to provide a benefit to.

  • […] I will repent of the good; wherewith I saide I would benefite them.
  • The spending in and around local stations is creating micro-economies that are benefiting Great Britain's high streets, independent businesses and economic growth, both locally and on a national level.
• 2

  To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

  • Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; [...].
  • Although some apeirophobics have benefitted from treatments like medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, others have found no way to mitigate the existential terror.