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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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Meanwhile, Oscar and Centene “stand to benefit most.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He added that those with casino platforms on their website stand to benefit most from the surge.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Likewise, West Coast users may benefit from a Los Angeles VPN for faster speeds.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

But the program can only pay out what it collects, which means an automatic benefit cut on the day the reserves are exhausted.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

In this case, Fischer was not only visualizing a game without benefit of board, pieces, or printed score; he was creating it, composing it as a motion picture in his mind.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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