benefit by Collins

1) noun, something that improves or promotes
2) noun, advantage or sake
3) noun, a) an allowance paid by the government as for sickness, unemployment, etc, to which a person is entitled under social security or the national insurance scheme b) any similar allowance in various other countries
4) noun, a payment or series of payments made by an institution, such as an insurance company or trade union, to a person who is ill, unemployed, etc
5) noun, a theatrical performance, sports event, etc, to raise money for a charity
6) verb, to do or receive good; profit

Etymology

C14: from Anglo-French benfet, from Latin benefactum, from bene facere to do well

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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