Benefit
(noun)
- An advantage or profit gained from something.
- A payment or gift made by an employer, the state, or an insurance company.
- A public performance or exhibition for a specific charitable purpose.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french bénéfice, from latin beneficripiónem "advantage, benefit", from the verb describere (see describe).
Examples:
- The new law will bring benefits to millions of people.
- Employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including health insurance and paid time off.
- The concert was a benefit for the local homeless shelter.
- The company's profit margins will benefit from the new production process.
- He received a financial benefit from the sale of the property.