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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
benefit
benefit UK US [ˈben.ɪ.fɪt] noun countable or uncountable [ benefits ] 1. <I > a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help • The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town. • One of the many benefits of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected. • He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter. • I didn't get/derive (much) benefit from school. • With the benefit of hindsight (= Helped by the knowledge since learned) it is easy for us to see where we went wrong. • slightly formal She drinks a lot less now, to the benefit of her health as a whole. Thesaurus+: ↑Making things better ↑Becoming better 2. the money given by the government to people who need financial help, for example because they cannot find a job • mainly UK unemployment benefit • I'm on benefit at the moment. Thesaurus+: ↑Social security and state benefits Collocations: Adjectives considerable enormous great major maximum positive real tangible tremendous benefit • The new tax system will be of great benefit to people on low incomes. limited marginal benefit • The extra teaching is of limited benefit to very bright children. potential benefit • The partnership has a lot of potential benefits. additional extra benefit • My job has the extra benefit that it keeps me fit. mutual benefit • The arrangement was to their mutual benefit. immediate lasting long-term short-term benefit • The changes will be of lasting benefit. Types economic environmental health medical social therapeutic benefit • Giving up smoking brings enormous health benefits. Verbs enjoy feel have the benefit(s) • She enjoyed the financial benefits of her success. bring offer provide benefits • Secure employment has brought great benefits to the area. derive gain get reap benefit (from sth) • Jack knew he would derive some benefit from taking more exercise. acknowledge realise recognise see the benefit(s) (of sth) • The government recognizes the benefit in improving public transport. [the drawbacks/ risks, etc] outweigh the benefits • The drawback of high costs outweighed the benefits of medical improvements. doubt the benefits (of sth) • No one can doubt the benefits of education. Prepositions to sb's benefit • It would be to her benefit to have a year working abroad. be of benefit to sb • The new textbooks will be of great benefit to students. for sb's benefit/the benefit of sb • We are planting trees for the benefit of the environment. the benefit(s) of sth • The benefits of easily available quality child care are obvious. benefits for sb • Airport clubs are an exclusive benefit for frequent flyers. benefit from sth • Mary derives some benefit from drinking herbal teas. with without the benefit of sth • He's trying to prepare all his food without the benefit of a cooker at the moment. Phrases with the benefit of hindsight • Anyone can make good decisions with the benefit of hindsight. give sb the benefit of the doubt • Larry has always been a truthful child and should be given the benefit of the doubt. • "He says he's doing it for our benefit." "Hmm, I'm still not convinced." • Little benefit will accrue to London from the new road scheme. • With the benefit of hindsight, I should have taken the job. • Women's rights groups have cried out against the proposed cut in benefit paid to single mothers. • She studied every evening and reaped the benefit at exam time. Idiom: give somebody the benefit of the doubt verb intransitive or transitive [ -t- ] <I > to be helped by something or to help someone • I feel that I have benefited greatly from her wisdom. • How can we benefit those who most need our help? Thesaurus+: ↑Making things better ↑Becoming better • I feel that I have benefited greatly from her wisdom. • There are wide variations in the way pensioners have benefited from the system. • Everyone benefited from the share-out of the profits. • The new law will benefit many homeowners. • They argued that the tax will mainly benefit the rich.
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