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disadvantage
good, cost
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harm
help, good
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loss
good, event to raise money
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hindrance
event to raise money, advantage
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hurt
event to raise money, advantage
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injure
help
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injury
good, advantage
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obstruction
advantage
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hinder
help
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damage
good, help
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detriment
cost
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drawback
cost
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handicap
event to raise money, advantage
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block
help
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impede
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encumbrance
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impediment
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bane
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curse
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scourge
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blockage
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misfortune
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stop
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decrease
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thwart
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obstruct
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worsen
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halt
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obstacle
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misery
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benefaction, beneficence, beneficent, beneficial, benefice, benefited, benefiting
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benefitnoun
Antonyms:
detriment, encumbrance, malefic, hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, disadvantageSynonyms:
help, batten, aid, subsidy, assistance, boon, foredeal, advantage -
benefitverb
To be or to provide a benefit to.
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encumbrance, detriment, malefic, disadvantage, hindrance, nuisance, obstacleSynonyms:
assistance, foredeal, boon, aid, help, subsidy, advantage, batten -
benefitnoun
A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
Antonyms:
detriment, obstacle, malefic, disadvantage, nuisance, hindrance, encumbranceSynonyms:
batten, help, subsidy, boon, advantage, foredeal, assistance, aid -
benefitnoun
A performance, etc, given to raise funds for some cause.
Synonyms:
subsidy, boon, foredeal, assistance, help, advantage, aidAntonyms:
detriment, encumbrance, obstacle, disadvantage, nuisance, hindrance
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benefit
The returns or receipts include all that is received from an outlay or investment; the profit is the excess (if any) of the receipts over the outlay; hence, in government, morals, etc., the profit is what is really good, helpful, useful, valuable. Utility is chiefly used in the sense of some immediate or personal and generally some material good. Advantage is that which gives one a vantage-ground, either for coping with competitors or with difficulties, needs, or demands; as to have the advantage of a good education; it is frequently used of what one has beyond another or secures at the expense of another; as, to have the advantage of another in an argument, or to take advantage of another in a bargain. Gain is what one secures beyond what he previously possessed. Benefit is anything that does one good. Emolument is profit, return, or value accruing through official position. Expediency has respect to profit or advantage, real or supposed, considered apart from or perhaps in opposition to right, in actions having a moral character. Compare UTILITY.
Antonyms:
damage, destruction, detriment, disadvantage, harm, hurt, injury, loss, ruin, wasteSynonyms:
advantage, avail, emolument, expediency, gain, good, improvement, proceeds, profit, receipts, return, returns, service, usefulness, utility, valuePreposition:
The profit of labor; on capital; in business.
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benefit
Antonyms:
evil, loss, disadvantage, detriment, damage, calamity, bereavement, injury, privationSynonyms:
boon, behoof, service, utility, avail, use, good, advantage, profit, favor, blessing
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benefitnoun
financial assistance in time of need
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benefit, welfarenoun
something that aids or promotes well-being
«for the benefit of all»
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eudaemonia, social welfare, public assistance, well-being, wellbeing, eudaimonia, upbeat, welfare -
benefitverb
a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
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welfare -
profit, gain, benefitverb
derive a benefit from
«She profited from his vast experience»
Synonyms:
clear, gain ground, derive, acquire, realise, gain, reach, win, get ahead, make headway, attain, turn a profit, bring in, put on, take in, pull in, gather, do good, profit, hit, arrive at, advance, realize, pull ahead, make, earn -
benefit, do goodverb
be beneficial for
«This will do you good»
Synonyms:
do good, gain, profit
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benefitnoun
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avail, profit, behalf, advantage, service -
benefitverb
Synonyms:
help, conduce, avail, advantage, be useful to, do good to
How to use benefit in a sentence?
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Hamisi Shomary:
Tanzania has natural gas, minerals and so many other resources yet we don’t see any benefit.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:
Not only will this bipartisan legislation help bring our energy policies in line with the demands of today, it will also help position us to benefit from the opportunities of tomorrow.
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Unknown:
If you begin the day with love in your heart, peace in your nerves, and truth in your mind, you not only benefit by their presence but also bring them to others, to your family and friends, and to all those whose destiny draws across your path that day.
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Barry Loudermilk:
She went on Fox News and disavowed Fox News, so I give her the benefit of the doubt.
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Tom Gilbert:
To me the real benefit of any de-extinction project such as this is the awesomeness of it. Doing it seems very justified to me simply because it will excite people about science, nature, conservation, and we sure as hell need that in the wonderful citizens of our world if we are to survive into the future. But… do the stakeholders realize what they will get will not be the thylacine but some imperfect hybrid ? What we don’t need is yet more people disappointed( or) feeling cheated by science.
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- wrong
- blemish
- disable
- punish
- jinx
- damage
- disappoint
- adulterate
- corrupt
- encumber
- hamper
- handicap
- let down
- mishandle
- mistreat
- vilify
- abuse
- damn
- debase
- harm
- hurt
- immobilize
- inconvenience
- interfere
- load
- malign
- oppress
- push
- taint
- tarnish
- vitiate
- wound
- help, enhance
- pervert; pollute
- condemn, denounce
- deface
- mar, mutilate
- render inoperative; cripple
- bother, burden
- impede, restrict
- meddle, intervene
- slander, defame
- treat badly or wrongly
- depress, subdue
- penalize for wrongdoing
- criticize very harshly
- manhandle
- dirty, corrupt
- hurt, corrupt
- evil
- blame
- pain
- adversity
- difficulty
- bane
- punishment
- place
- poverty
- detraction
- deformity
- crime
- depression
- loss
- hindrance
- guilt
- failing
- deception
- duty
- failure
- crisis
- shame
- predicament
- disappointment
- barrier
- brand
- burden
- care
- catch
- charge
- defect
- detriment
- disability
- disadvantage
- disservice
- distress
- dump
- fault
- flaw
- grievance
- hole
- ill
- impecuniousness
- impediment
- imposition
- incommodiousness
- letdown
- millstone
- mischief
- misery
- misplacement
- mournfulness
- odium
- passion
- pock
- problem
- responsibility
- setting
- snag
- speck
- stain
- trauma
- trial
- unease
- albatross
- anxiety
- bug
- calamity
- catastrophe
- corner
- curse
- deprivation
- disaster
- embarrassment
- encumbrance
- exigency
- freight
- gloom
- hardship
- hitch
- injury
- leak
- liability
- locale
- melancholy
- mess
- misfortune
- outrage
- plight
- pressure
- reverse
- sadness
- sorrow
- spot
- strait
- suffering
- tangle
- task
- tragedy
- trespass
- trouble
- undoing
- weight
- woe
- object of extreme dislike, hate
- physical hurting, injuring
- bad luck, situation
- hurt condition; something that causes hurt
- cause of misery
- obstruction to goal
- advantage, profit
- stigma
- mark; flaw
- fiasco
- obstacle
- computer glitch
- mental weight; stress
- disaster; tragedy
- personal interest, concern
- misfortune/mishap
- skein
- calamity; unhappy conclusion
- trick, hidden disadvantage
- dilemma
- penalty, sacrifice
- offense against the law
- critical situation
- misfortune wished upon someone
- injury, loss
- nonfeasance
- insolvency
- stumbling block
- blemish, imperfection
- disfigurement, distortion
- low spirits; despair
- taking, keeping away; need
- misrepresentation; slander
- problem; situation requiring great effort
- downside
- affliction
- disadvantage, restriction
- hurt, loss
- accident, trouble
- unkindness
- pain, agony
- a negative aspect of a situation
- bad situation
- slummy establishment
- responsibility, assignment
- humiliation, shame
- crisis, danger
- badness, immorality; disaster
- lapse, shortcoming
- drawback
- lack of success
- blame, sin; mistake
- difficult or ticklish situation
- goods being shipped
- complaint, gripe
- blame; bad conscience over responsibility
- personal burden
- injury, evil
- obstruction, difficulty
- problem, difficulty
- injury; damage
- obstruction, hindrance
- bother, trouble
- hurt, harm
- troublesome situation
- opening; seepage through opening
- burden, debt
- cargo, freight
- misfortune, deficit; something misplaced or lost
- depression, sadness
- disorder, litter
- trouble, damage
- pain, mental or physical
- impediment, barrier
- shame, dishonor
- atrocity, evil
- physical suffering
- ache, twinge
- strong emotion
- sticky situation
- messy place
- location with purpose, function
- dilemma, difficulty; situation
- demand, difficulty
- difficulty; bad situation
- accountability, blame
- bad luck; failure
- unhappiness, depression
- plague, torment
- bad or embarrassing situation
- weak point
- complication in situation
- extreme upset, grief
- mark, stain
- spot of dirt, blot, bar
- crisis, difficulty
- contamination, corruption
- job or chore, often assigned
- severe mental or physical pain
- invasion, offense
- trouble, big problem
- annoyance, worry
- destruction, misfortune
- offense, sin
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benefit
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noun
Definition of benefit
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as in advantage
a thing that helps
it would be a real benefit if you could keep track of what you have already bought
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asset
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boon
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support
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windfall
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lift
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sustenance
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godsend
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refuge
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recourse
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pick—me—up
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hand
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resort
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disadvantage
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hindrance
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drawback
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impediment
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as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
the meal service is a great benefit to invalids and the elderly
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boon
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blessing
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gift
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windfall
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relief
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bonus
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kindness
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joy
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solace
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delight
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favor
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pleasure
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extra
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mitzvah
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anodyne
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evil
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curse
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affliction
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cross
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benefit
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verb
as in to advantage
to provide with something useful or desirable
his summer internship benefited him in two ways: by giving him some tuition funds and by offering vital work experience
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advantage
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help
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aid
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profit
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avail
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assist
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serve
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improve
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succeed
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better
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satisfy
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please
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bless
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delight
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content
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work (for)
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gratify
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gladden
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hinder
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harm
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impede
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hurt
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damage
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impair
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injure
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distress
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upset
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afflict
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- fringe benefit
- fringe benefit
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- aid
- asset
- assistance
- gain
- help
- interest
- perk
- profit
- prosperity
- use
- welfare
- account
- avail
- benediction
- betterment
- blessing
- boon
- cream
- extras
- favor
- godsend
- good
- gravy
- worth
- egg in one’s beer
- ball
- bazaar
- concert
- dance
- dinner
- exhibit
- exhibition
- fair
- raffle
- charitable affair
- charity performance
- pancake breakfast
- advance
- aid
- assist
- contribute to
- favor
- further
- improve
- pay
- pay off
- promote
- serve
- advantage
- ameliorate
- avail
- better
- build
- profit
- relieve
- succor
- be good for
- do for one
- do the trick
- fill the bill
- make a killing
- make it
- work for
On this page you’ll find 200 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to benefit, such as: aid, asset, assistance, gain, help, and interest.
- disadvantage
- handicap
- harm
- hindrance
- hurt
- loss
- misfortune
- block
- decrease
- halt
- hinder
- hurt
- impede
- injure
- obstruct
- stop
- thwart
- worsen
- handicap
- harm
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Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one’s advantage to have traveled widely. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.
How to use benefit in a sentence
As he walked back to his hotel, his head was full of plans for the girl’s transient pleasure and lasting benefit.
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These oral inanities only served to make Lyn give me the benefit of a look of amused wonder.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR
Once he permitted himself a digression, that he might point a moral for the benefit of his servant.
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WORDS RELATED TO BENEFIT
- afford
- aid
- arrange
- assist
- avail
- benefit
- bow
- comfort
- convenience
- defer
- favor
- furnish
- gratify
- help
- humor
- indulge
- oblige
- pamper
- please
- provide
- serve
- settle
- submit
- suit
- supply
- support
- sustain
- yield
- accords
- accustoms
- adapts
- adjusts
- agrees
- attunes
- bends over backwards
- complies
- composes
- conforms
- coordinates
- corresponds
- don’t makes waves
- don’t rocks the boat
- fits
- goes by the book
- goes with the flow
- harmonizes
- integrates
- makes consistent
- modifies
- plays the game
- proportions
- reconciles
- settles
- shapes up
- suits
- tailor-makes
- tailors
- tunes
- accomplishment
- achievement
- allowance
- annuity
- award
- benefit
- bonus
- commission
- dividend
- donation
- earnings
- fortune
- gain
- gift
- grant
- income
- increment
- inheritance
- net
- premium
- prize
- proceeds
- profit
- remuneration
- return
- reward
- riches
- salary
- security
- wages
- wealth
- winnings
- accretions
- achievements
- acquirements
- acquirings
- additions
- attainments
- buys
- gainings
- gains
- learnings
- obtainments
- possessions
- prizes
- procurations
- procurements
- procurings
- properties
- purchases
- pursuits
- recoveries
- redemption
- retrievals
- salvage
- winnings
- agreement
- allotment
- apportionment
- benefit
- compensation
- compromise
- pay
- reconciliation
- reimbursement
- remuneration
- settlement
- share
- stake
- stipulation
- agreements
- allotments
- apportionments
- benefits
- compensations
- compromises
- pay
- reconciliations
- reimbursements
- remunerations
- settlements
- shares
- stakes
- stipulations
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
1. benefit
noun. [‘ˈbɛnəfɪt’] financial assistance in time of need.
Antonyms
- nonpayment
- lose
- fall back
- unprofitability
- disadvantage
- unprofitableness
- reduce
Synonyms
- sickness benefit
- sick benefit
- stock option
- cost-of-living benefit
- perk
2. benefit
verb. [‘ˈbɛnəfɪt’] derive a benefit from.
Antonyms
- loss
- paper loss
- wane
- decrease
- indistinct
- unclearness
- unclear
Synonyms
- sack
- capitalize
- profiteer
- net
- gain
3. benefit
noun. [‘ˈbɛnəfɪt’] something that aids or promotes well-being.
Antonyms
- badness
- bad
- penalty
- hire
- outgo
- gross
- proximate
Synonyms
- welfare
- good
- sake
- advantage
- goodness
4. benefit
verb. [‘ˈbɛnəfɪt’] be beneficial for.
Antonyms
- ambiguous
- obscurity
- incomprehensible
- indefinite
Synonyms
- help
- aid
5. benefit
noun. [‘ˈbɛnəfɪt’] a performance to raise money for a charitable cause.
Antonyms
- bottom out
- stay in place
- top out
- break even
Synonyms
- performance
- public presentation