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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage, profit |
| Synonyms: | account, aid, asset, assistance, avail, benediction, betterment, blessing, boon, cream*, egg in one's beer, extras, favor, gain, godsend, good, gravy, help, interest, perk*, profit, prosperity, use, welfare, worth |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, handicap, harm, hindrance, hurt, loss, misfortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | benefit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, enhance |
| Synonyms: | advance, advantage, aid, ameliorate, assist, avail, be good for, better, build, contribute to, do for one, do the trick, favor, fill the bill, further, improve, make a killing, make it, pay, pay off, profit, promote, relieve, serve, succor, work for |
| Antonyms: | handicap, harm, hinder, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | fringe benefit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bonus |
| Synonyms: | additional benefit, allowances, benefits, compensation package, employee benefit, extra, gravy, lagniappe, perk, perks, perquisite, perquisites, plus, privilege, reward, solatium |
| Main Entry: | income |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money earned by work or investments |
| Synonyms: | assets, avails, benefits, bottom line, cash, cash flow, commission, compensation, dividends, drawings, earnings, gains, gravy, gross, harvest, honorarium, in the black, interest, livelihood, means, net, pay, payoff, proceeds, profit, receipts, returns, revenue, royalty, salary, take home, wage |
| Antonyms: | bills, debt, expenses |
| Main Entry: | safety net |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | security guarantee |
| Synonyms: | benefits, buffer, government aid, insurance, level of economic security guaranteed by government, parachute, precaution, precautions, preventive measure, protection, protective umbrella, safeguard, safety plug, safety valve, sheet anchor, subsidy |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform service |
| Synonyms: | 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 |
| Antonyms: | bar, block, frustrate, hinder, impede, limit, obstruct, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | acquisition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something obtained, received |
| Synonyms: | 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 |
| Notes: | acquisition is a material possession while an acquirement is a personal skill or knowledge that one gains |
| Main Entry: | adjustment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | financial retribution, payment of claim |
| Synonyms: | agreement, allotment, apportionment, benefit, compensation, compromise, pay, reconciliation, reimbursement, remuneration, settlement, share, stake, stipulation |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote or propose an idea |
| Synonyms: | adduce, allege, ballyhoo, beat the drum for, benefit, boost, cite, encourage, foster, further, get ink for, hype*, introduce, lay forward, make a pitch for, offer, plug*, present, proffer, puff, push, put forward, put on the map, serve, set forth, splash, spot, submit, suggest, throw spotlight on, urge |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | hesitate, stop, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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