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benefit

[ben-uh-fit] / ˈbɛn ə fɪt /




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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.


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Looking ahead, Lovesac stands to benefit from the upcoming launch of new products, expanded rollout of its delivery services and stepped-up marketing efforts, Nelson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

We have the benefit of making this a recursive reinvented show every year; the categories itself are the premise, it’s the micro-premise within the segment or the element.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

These include your wife’s expected longevity — someone who anticipates a longer retirement may benefit from higher monthly payments later on — as well as whether you need the additional income immediately.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

We recently recommended other software stocks that have even greater potential, and even names in other industries that can benefit from AI and have less volatility than Salesforce.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

So there is no benefit in trying to understand their meaning.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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