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单词 benefit
释义
benefit1 nounbenefit2 verb
benefitben‧e‧fit1 /ˈbenəfɪt/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun Entry menu
MENU FOR benefitbenefit1 advantage2 money from government3 extra things4 give somebody the benefit of the doubt5 with the benefit of hindsight/experience6 benefit concert/performance/match
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbenefit1
Origin:
1300-1400 Anglo-French ben fet, from Latin bene factum, from bene factus; BENEFACTION
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a benefit being held at a downtown hotel
  • a benefit concert for the Children's Hospital
  • Child benefit has been frozen for the last three or four years.
  • If you were fired from your previous job, you may not be able to claim unemployment benefit.
  • social security benefits
  • Surely she'll be eligible for housing benefit?
  • The benefits include full medical cover when traveling abroad.
  • the benefits of a healthy lifestyle
  • The company provides medical benefits.
  • the safety benefits of wearing bicycle helmets
  • There are several benefits you can claim if you are unemployed.
  • Tourism has brought many benefits to the area.
  • Two-thirds of lone parents are on benefit.
  • What are the benefits for Britain of belonging to the European Union?
  • You should find out about any benefits you're entitled to.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And, some employers go basic with the benefits because that is all they can afford.
  • Both Nunn and Solomon stressed the mutual benefits of a friendlier relationship.
  • Businesses would lose a whole raft of deductions, including those for employee benefits such as health care.
  • It suffices that customers are expected to act in a way that will provide economic benefits to the entity.
  • Let's reap the benefits of a service that is at least 30% better.
  • Thus the would-be entrepreneur can keep drawing benefits, and, if the business fails, they haven't lost out.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
a good feature that something has, which makes it better, more useful etc than other things: · The great advantage of digital cameras is that there is no film to process.
a feature of something that has a good effect on people’s lives: · Regular exercise has many benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease.
a good feature that something has, which you consider when you are deciding whether it is the best choice: · The committee will consider the merits of the proposals.· The merits and demerits of (=the good and bad features of)alternative funding systems were widely discussed in the newspapers.· The chairman saw no great merit in this suggestion (=he did not think that it was a good idea).
an advantage that makes you believe that something is a good thing: · They believed in the virtues of culture, civilization, and reason.· He’s always extolling the virtues of hard work (=saying that hard work is a good thing).
especially spoken used when mentioning a good feature of something. This phrase is rather informal and you should not use it in formal essays: · The good thing about cycling is that you don’t have to worry about getting stuck in a traffic jam.
used when you want to emphasize that something has a very good or useful feature: · The beauty of the plan is that it is so simple.
Longman Language Activatora good feature of something
a good feature of something, for example a way in which it is useful or better than other things of the same kind: · There are different ways of saving money for retirement, but this one has several advantages.advantage of: · The advantage of walking to work is that I get some exercise.big advantage: · One of the big advantages of the course is that it helps students develop their writing skills in English.
spoken use this when you are talking about one of the main advantages of something: · The good thing about this job is that I can work at home whenever I want.
a feature of something that has a good effect on people's lives: · Tourism has brought many benefits to the area.benefit of: · the benefits of a healthy lifestyle· What are the benefits for Britain of belonging to the European Union?
one of the good characteristics of something such as a plan, system, or way of doing something: · The merits of the new health programme are gradually being recognized.· The committee is still considering the merits of the new proposals.
an additional quality that helps to make something more useful, valuable, or attractive than other things of the same type: be a plus: · The hotel's closeness to the beach is definitely a plus.plus point British: · The plus point of this area is its school system, which is considered one of the best in the city.
a particularly good quality that makes something especially useful, suitable, or likely to be successful: that's the beauty of it spoken: · Our new generator runs entirely on recycled fuel. That's the beauty of it.the beauty of something is that: · The beauty of the plan is that it only requires a small investment.
money that you receive regularly
all the money that someone receives regularly, for example from their job, from their savings or from the government: · I'd love to know what his income is. He has so many new clothes and such an expensive car.· We knew we'd need another source of income if we were planning to have a big family.· Couples with joint incomes over $50,000 are the fastest growing segment of the housing market.income of $200/£400 etc: · The whole family survives on the mother's monthly income of less than £500.low income: · If you are on a low income, you may be entitled to free dental treatment.regular income: · She receives a regular income from the investments she made twenty years ago.monthly/annual/weekly/yearly income: · The average annual income in Hong Kong is now much higher than it was in 1994.
also retirement plan American an amount of money that old people receive regularly from the government, their former employer, or from an insurance company, because they have paid in money to the government etc over many years: · I don't know how you manage on your pension, Lil, I really don't.· He gets a pretty good pension from his old firm.· The company has a very generous retirement plan.state pension (=a pension from the government): · If a man retires at 58, he's actually got seven years to go before he draws his state pension.old-age pension British (=a pension that people receive from the government when they reach a particular age): · The government is considering linking the old-age pension to earnings.disability/invalidity pension British (=a pension given to someone who cannot work because they are ill or injured): · He retired from the force with a disability pension.· Martin still hasn't got his invalidity pension sorted out. pension planalso pension scheme British (=an arrangement to pay people a pension): · Is there a pension scheme where you work?draw a pension (=receive a pension, especially one from the government): · How long have you been drawing a pension?live on a pension (=when your pension is the only money you receive): · Living on a pension isn't easy you know. You really have to scrimp and save.
in the UK, money that the government gives to people who are ill, old, or unemployed. In the US, money from a government programme that workers pay into, which provides them with money when they are old or unable to work, or the programme itself: · Once I've paid for my rent and food, most of my Social Security is used up.· an increase in spending on Social Security and MedicareSocial Security benefits/payments: · The government faces strong opposition to its proposals to cut Social Security payments.be/live on Social Security: · How'd you find it, living on Social Security?Social Security number: · Can you write your Social Security number in the box please?
usually benefits American money that people receive from the government if they have no job, do not earn a lot, or are sick: · There are several benefits you can claim if you are unemployed.· You should find out about any benefits you're entitled to.housing benefit (=regular payments towards your rent): · Surely she'll be eligible for housing benefit?unemployment benefit (=regular payments to people who do not have a job): · If you were fired from your previous job, you may not be able to claim unemployment benefit.child benefit British (=regular payments made to mothers of children under 16): · Child benefit has been frozen for the last three or four years.be/live on benefit British: · Two-thirds of lone parents are on benefit.
American the money that is paid by the government to people without jobs: · The amount of money that the government spends on welfare has halved in the past decade.· Getting people off welfare and into paying jobs is a major national priority.welfare benefits/payments: · Annabelle stopped getting welfare benefits when her husband landed a minimum-wage job.be/live on welfare (=to be receiving money from the government): · Raising the minimum wage might make it more difficult for people on welfare to get a job.
money that someone receives regularly for a special reason, and that they do not earn by working: · Some students have an allowance from their parents.clothing allowance (=money for buying clothes): · Does your mom give you a clothing allowance?monthly/weekly/yearly allowance: · In exchange for looking after the children, Annie has all her meals paid for and receives a small monthly allowance.· I think my yearly allowance is about three hundred, you know, so I'm rapidly running out.
British /allowance American a small amount of money that children receive from their parents every week: · What do you spend your allowance on, Jimmy?· You'll pay for that vase out of your pocket money.
WORD SETS
accident insurance, act of God, nounactuary, nounagainst all risks, adverbagreed-value insurance, all-risks, adjectiveall-risks insurance, annuitant, nounannuity insurance, assurance, nounautomobile insurance, average clause, average statement, aviation insurance, benefit, nounblanket insurance, block insurance, Blue Shield, nounbroker's lien, buildings and contents insurance, business interruption insurance, business liability insurance, capital sum, capital surplus, car insurance, casualty insurance, certificate of existence, nouncertificate of insurance, nounChartered Financial Consultant, nouncivil commotion, nounclassification society, nounCLU, coinsurance, nouncoinsure, verbcomprehensive insurance, contingency insurance, cover, verbcover, nouncoverage, nouncover note, nouncredit insurance, death futures, declaration insurance, deferment period, disability insurance, encash, verbendowment policy, nounengineering insurance, excepted perils, nounexpense ratio, export insurance, extended coverage, face amount, fidelity insurance, fire insurance, floater, nounfloating insurance, flood insurance, free of particular average, adjectivefriendly society, noungeneral average contribution, group insurance, health plan, nounhomeowner's insurance, household insurance, indemnify, verbindemnity, nounindustrial injuries insurance, Institute Clauses, nounInstitute of London Underwriters, nouninsurance adjuster, nouninsurance broker, nouninsurance policy, nouninsurance premium, nouninsure, verbinsured, adjectiveinsurer, nounliability insurance, life assurance, nounlife insurance, nounlike-for-like, adjectiveloading, nounlong-tail, adjectiveloss adjuster, nounmarine insurance, material fact, nounmedical insurance, moral hazard, mortgage protection insurance, motor insurance, National Insurance, nounno-claims bonus, nounopen insurance, particular average, policy, nounpremium, nounpremium income, property and liability insurance, protection, nounreinsure, verbrenewal premium, risk, nounsalvor, nounsubrogation, nounsurrender value, term insurance, third party, fire and theft insurance, travel insurance, underwrite, verbunderwriter, noununemployment insurance, valued insurance, whole-life insurance, with profits, adjective
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· All the hotel rooms have the benefit of a balcony.
(also gain/derive a benefit formal)· In this way, students will gain maximum benefit from their classes.
· You’ll enjoy all the benefits of being a member.
(=enjoy the advantages of something you have worked hard to get)· He was looking forward to reaping the benefits of all his hard work.
· The new bridge has brought considerable benefits.
(=something is more important than the benefits)· Make sure that the risks don’t outweigh the benefits.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + benefit
· The new system will be a great benefit to the company.
· To get some real benefit from the exercise, you should continue for at least half an hour.
· The money sent has been of direct benefit to the islanders.
· These plans are likely to result in lasting benefit to the whole of our district.
· They will have the full benefit of our facilities.
· Tourism has brought considerable economic benefits to the island.
· Just 30 minutes of moderate daily activity yields health benefits.
(=something good for both people, companies etc involved)· Our two companies are working together for mutual benefit.
· The potential benefits of the scheme must be weighed against the costs involved.
· He used the money for his own benefit, instead of using it to help other people.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 The system has the added advantage of recordable DVD drives. Include people in your picture for added interest.
 Medically, we will derive great benefit from this technique.
 The paid holiday entitlement is 25 days.
 a speech extolling the merits of free enterprise
· the health benefits of doing yoga
 With the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to criticize.
 Increased motivation is more than an incidental benefit of reward schemes.
 The reforms will bring lasting benefits.
(=money that the government or employers give to a woman after she has had a baby)
 Many banks are offering financial packages for students.
· The potential benefits must be weighed up against the costs involved.
 a politician preaching the virtues of a free market
 Those who do take risks often reap the rewards.
British English (=in Britain, money provided through the state pension scheme)· Part-time workers at the company do, however, get health and retirement benefits.
(=they are more important than the possible risks)· The benefits to patients who are taking the drug far outweigh the risks.
 The weak European economy will have a spillover effect on the US dollar.
 The scheme must have tangible benefits for the unemployed.
 the provision of education and welfare services
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· These environmental objections were considered to be serious enough to outweigh the economic benefits of allowing the proposal.· The economic benefits of such a reduction would be very large.· I agree with them that economic benefits will come from long-term policies of timing and continuity.· This exercise of economic power could be coercive, in the sense that A might prevent B from enjoying certain economic benefits.· How does one decide whether the overall economic costs of regulation outweigh the overall economic benefits of regulation?· For example, a warrant will usually not be a liability as it does not contain an obligation to transfer economic benefits.· Other crucial factors are the distribution of social and economic benefits and issues of accountability.
· One solution is to state that any financial benefits are only paid when the move has taken place.· Those financial benefits are no longer certain, however.· The financial benefits gained in terms of productivity and maintaining an occupational income by returning to work are clear.· The inaccurate economic predictions should cause concern about the reliability of the financial benefits of annexation.· The implicit justification, which cites the financial benefits of the nation possessing a monarchy, is a rationalization in this sense.· Eickman said movie-making provides far-reaching financial benefits for the city, adding an estimated $ 50 million to the economy in 1994.· Conversely, political integration will inevitably fall apart if there is no financial benefit.· How will you measure when it is time to start gaining financial benefit?
· They could deduct wages, but not interest costs, most other taxes or fringe benefits.· Individuals would not pay taxes on interest or investment income, and businesses could not deduct the cost of fringe benefits.· Working condition fringe benefits are tax-free.· What shows up in the statistics as fringe benefits is really a private social welfare payment from the young to the old.· If a fringe benefit is not excluded from income, then a value has to be placed on it.· Prepaid plans for legal services are now available to over 2 million households as fringe benefits in union contracts.· The downsizing of big firms with high wages and good fringe benefits continues at an unrelenting pace.· Women continue to be denied fringe benefits and wages equivalent to those received by men.
· Realizing this will gradually help you to gain confidence to go deeper and deeper into relaxation and experience full benefit from it.· The workers have been drawing their full salaries and benefits during the negotiations, Miller said.· On top of the recovery in demand, Forte stands to gain the full benefit of cost reductions of £40m made last year.· Ray was seldom inclined to be succinct, and he gave his interrogators the full benefit of his thinking.· But unlike their counterparts at Nissan and Toyota, none enjoys the full benefits of trade union membership.· Such an approach ensures that those who are poor gain the full national insurance benefit increases.· It also notes that applications will have to be recompiled to get full benefit from the chip.· We regret that people in wheelchairs would not be able to gain full benefit from the visit.
· However, the rewards of spending a significant amount of time with your offspring brings great spiritual benefit.· They want their gift to provide the greatest benefit possible.· It is here that any given expenditure will produce the greatest environmental benefit.· And you will have met enough engrams to get some ideas that can be of great benefit to Dianetics.· The exercises have been designed and arranged progressively, and for greatest benefit the days must be done in proper sequence.· Cities in the county generate most of the sales-tax revenue, yet the county reaps the greatest benefit, he added.· This quality could bring great benefit to the clatter and chatter of much parochial worship.· MCofS would be glad to operate the scheme - to the great benefit of everybody.
· There is a case for government intervention to make sure marginal social cost and marginal social benefit are equated.· Marginal social cost and marginal social benefit would then be equated at the point E *;.· It shows the marginal benefit to the individual.· Thus, beyond a certain point the marginal social benefit of further risk reduction will exceed the marginal social cost.· The market ensures that the price equals the marginal benefit and the marginal cost, and hence equates the two.· D 2 D 2 shows the marginal benefit of purer water to the second individual.· Calculations of the social marginal costs and benefits of cutting back pollution tend to be conspicuous by their absence.· What is the social marginal benefit of the last unit to the group as a whole?
· They know the modern trick is to extract the maximum political benefit from the Games without appearing to politicize them.· Study these carefully to ensure you gain maximum benefit from every interview you attend.· It needs to be powerful, yet flexible enough to get the most out of the network and provide maximum business benefits.· Raul Salinas once had her arrange his office furniture for maximum karmic benefit.· Also available is an Income Protection Plan with a maximum benefit of £6,000 a month.· This is the only way to get maximum benefit from the promising new AIDS-virus treatments.· Practise it slowly for maximum benefit and to safeguard your back.· For example, the maximum benefit for a 65-year-old this year is $ 1, 199 a month.
· Both management and operatives are locked into a closer relationship, with both mutual benefits and disadvantages.· It is joint action for mutual benefit.· Successful marriages so submerge the costs under mutual benefits that the cooperation can predominate; unsuccessful ones do not.· In principle therefore payment of an Affiliation Fee would be an overt recognition of this vital link and mutual benefit. 5.· For any relationship to remain healthy, both parties must appreciate the mutual exchange of benefits.· Perhaps I better explain that symbiosis is popularly defined as a relationship between two differing life forms for their mutual benefit.· Both Nunn and Solomon stressed the mutual benefits of a friendlier relationship.
· And the sooner you start investing, the greater that income - and other benefits - can be.· A crop, however, has other benefits.· Around one third of pensioners are so poor that their basic state pension is topped up with other state benefits.· Child benefit, the principal family benefit, has not been increased in line with pensions and other benefits.· There is also a belief that alcohol has certain other benefits.· Nevertheless, I do admit relishing its other benefits, particularly water on tap.· Note also any other potential benefits for individuals and their family and friends.· He wasn't interested in other benefits and he didn't want to insure his own life.
· The significance of such questions can only be assessed in the light of present knowledge and potential benefits weighed against potential risks.· The mood on the street is positive, and the larger property owners appear to recognize the potential benefits.· The potential benefits of this will be discussed in the next chapter.· They also should consider the potential benefits of shared use.· Financial environmental appraisal is used to estimate the potential costs and benefits of responding to shortfalls highlighted in other audits.· But as school-to-work has developed, its potential benefits for any student have become more apparent.· The potential benefits of Lalzad's research are obvious.· The experts on such matters pegged the potential economic benefits at around $ 300 million.
· Such reduced absenteeism is a social benefit in that it reduces public expenditure through the statutory sick-pay scheme.· But do I think genuine social benefits will flow from victory in my cases?-precious few....· They can have very different employment protection laws and social benefits.· He also said he doubted that Congress would vote to increase taxes on Social Security benefits.· Secondly, there are non-contributory social security benefits payable without any means-test.· To apply the social efficiency criterion the government needs information on social costs and benefits.· Expanding output would add more to social benefit than to social cost.· What is the social marginal benefit of the last unit to the group as a whole?
· As a first step pensions and child benefit were to be raised and long-term supplementary benefit extended to the long-term unemployed.· By the end of the decade, unclaimed supplementary benefit reached £410 million.· One of the Government's aims in moving from supplementary benefit to income support was to simplify the system.· I had to pay out of my supplementary benefit, £7 an hour, just once a week.· Third, since supplementary benefit can be paid indefinitely, long strikes are prolonged into longer strikes.· Now she's unemployed and her husband has tuberculosis and they live on supplementary benefit with their two children.· At the same time the old supplementary benefit and heating allowances were abolished and a new system of income support was introduced.· The Public Records Office currently retains some supplementary benefit records but there is no systematic sampling system.
· Life-chances include income, perks and pensions, together with less tangible benefits such as security or good working conditions.· Once again, being informed is a tangible benefit.· The employer had, therefore, to incur heavy development costs before any net tangible benefits would accrue from the invention.· It must have tangible benefits for the unemployed and the community.· Successful motivation depends on emphasising positive tangible benefits.· Perform a cost-benefit analysis: identify intangible and tangible benefits and costs before putting in the required resources.· Unless they can make themselves more relevant and deliver some tangible benefits, they face going out of business.
NOUN
· As a first step pensions and child benefit were to be raised and long-term supplementary benefit extended to the long-term unemployed.· Against this he would gain an extra £4.60 a week in increased child benefit from Labour.· Are changes such as means-testing child benefit and state pensions simply unthinkable?· First, like other families, the value of their child benefit has fallen since 1984.· A Labour victory would have boosted their disposable income by £311, mainly because of the increase in child benefit.· Since 1979, with one exception, every increase in child benefit has been deducted from the additions.· If the increase in child benefit had been a real increase, there might have been some logic in that.
· He later played a benefit concert in aid of the protest.· Browne played a benefit concert at Zellerbach Hall on the UC-Berkeley campus Thursday night.· This group also organized musicians to play benefit concerts for the campaign.· This either takes the form of a benefit concert or a private party.· I hope they don't ask me to come and do a benefit concert up there.
· The evidence now suggests that giving up smoking in the seventh decade of life brings health benefits.· Or it could be other things in the foods that happen to be rich in beta carotene that provide the health benefits.· The President may indeed have settled on a programme of health benefits and how to finance them.· To encourage employers to provide health benefits, the cost they incur could be credited toward the minimum-wage increase.· It might be noted that some of these health benefits are very substantial.· Knight said such a situation would create an undue hardship for businesses that would have to pay the cost of health benefits.· Packs of St Ival's Carapelli will carry information on the spread's health benefits from January 28.· The biggest public health benefit, he said, would come from getting unfit people to exercise at least a little.
· The few that are not - those with high housing benefit - can be helped through the access funds.· Changing supplementary and housing benefit would be more contentious than reforming occupational pensions.· You can get more information about the housing benefit scheme from your local authority.· The housing benefit they can claim to offset that bill is added to the total income.· The total cuts in housing benefit deriving from such changes have reduced the projected expenditure by £950 million.· Some low income people may have reductions, as they do now with rates, probably through housing benefit.· He has a total income of £68.05, although housing benefit is paid direct.
· Table 3.21 gives a picture of the expenditure on the various social security benefits in Great Britain for 1980.· Social Security benefits are adjusted to account for inflation and are guaranteed for life.· Secondly, there are non-contributory social security benefits payable without any means-test.· He also said he doubted that Congress would vote to increase taxes on Social Security benefits.· Fourth, social security benefits are so generous that many people are financially better off out of work than at work.· The proposed reforms in the delivery of social security benefits to customers is a case in point.· Cuts in social security benefits have important implications for ethnic minorities because of their higher rates of unemployment.
· Insured workers who are off sick are entitled to draw sickness benefit.· This fund was set up during the 1880s as a means of providing sickness benefit for employees.· Spending cuts would especially affect public administration and, within the social welfare budget, the level of payments on sickness benefit.· Temporary appropriations for paying civil servants' wages and unemployment and sickness benefits will have run out by then.· The most novel approach related to sickness benefit.· It was decided that state sickness benefit was to be taxed by its abolition!· From April 1983, the first eight weeks of sickness benefit were to be met by the employer.· Some items of expenditure like supplementary benefit or sickness benefit are demand-led commitments.
· The letter asks him to consider the needs of older people dependent on state benefits.· Around one third of pensioners are so poor that their basic state pension is topped up with other state benefits.· They live on state benefits in London, and were granted permission to stay until 2002.· Two-thirds of this group got over three-quarters of their income from state benefits and only 7 percent had any earnings from employment.· She has no legal income other than state benefits.· Nearly 60% of pensioners receive at least 75% of their income from state benefits, particularly the basic pension.· The local cockle fishermen resent the newcomers and claim some of them are working beds while also claiming state benefits.
· Nor does unemployment benefit: recession has meant problems for many parents.· New government reports released Thursday showed fewer claims for unemployment benefits and strong demand for new homes.· The two trade union confederations undertook to refrain from general strikes in return for minimum wage and unemployment benefit guarantees.· In Texas, 1, 200 have applied for unemployment benefit claims.· All the women who had paid full National Insurance contributions had sufficient contributions to be eligible for unemployment benefit.· The following review is selective and concentrates on the way unemployment benefit impacts on women.· The two most basic benefits are income support and unemployment benefit.· Family credit is also available on unemployment benefit, although this is counted as income.
· How effective are welfare benefits as redistributive measures?· If Congress ends welfare benefits, the state then would have to pick up the costs.· Similarly, drug-free status must be a basic of eligibility for federal welfare benefits.· Almost all have been without welfare benefits or explanation.· The terminal workers were fired, and they lost their health and welfare benefits.· In addition, government policies on taxation and welfare benefits will have a significant influence.· The measure would also limit cash welfare benefits to a total of five years.
VERB
· However, the rewards of spending a significant amount of time with your offspring brings great spiritual benefit.· Which brings us to another benefit of a Gumbel / Sawyer hire.· The Tunnel may also bring benefits of its own.· Viewed from outside the confines of that self-absorbed city, Muni is an expense and a nightmare that brings virtually no benefit.· For example, regulation may bring benefits in terms of consumer protection but add costs by making firms less competitive.· This quality could bring great benefit to the clatter and chatter of much parochial worship.· His ideas appeared to bring some benefits: he lived to the age of 94 and at 87 married a young wife.· If they do, they will certainly bring great benefits to the public in their district.
· Consequently, rather than earning a wage, they are likely to find themselves claiming a range of benefits, grants and allowances.· That is of course a child for the purpose of claiming a benefit.· Anyone having to pay the full personal Community Charge can claim community charge benefit.· Conservatives seek to obstruct people who wish to claim backdated benefits.· They would be able to claim benefit in their own right and for their husbands as their dependants.· Only a small minority had claimed unemployment benefit before and so they found the complex procedures bewildering and confusing.· They have interpreted new and complex legislation to help families claim additional benefits.
· The Detailed Spectrum Investigation process is intended to ensure that everyone should derive maximum benefit from the limited radio spectrum resource.· Elderly people who have had an accident derive great benefit from the project.· Intelligent application of the technique can take these warnings into account and still derive considerable benefit from it.· Training programmes and personal preparation of salespeople should pay particular attention to deriving the customer benefits their products bestow.· To derive benefit from taekwondo training, the body has to be in peak physical condition.· Thus, females and kids clearly derive some benefit from living in groups.
· But unlike their counterparts at Nissan and Toyota, none enjoys the full benefits of trade union membership.· The Huskies enjoy the benefit of a devoted, vocal following.· And the press enjoyed the benefit of Profumo's total inexperience in handling publicity.· My sister Janie Ming-li also enjoyed the benefits of deep-seated superstition.· Take your time choosing your ring and enjoy the benefit of receiving expert help and advice from the Beaverbrooks professionally trained staff.· Cronkite is perfectly frank about how much he enjoyed the non-journalistic benefits of national stardom.· You do not have to be a separatist or even a lesbian to enjoy the benefits of graduated separatism.· This exercise of economic power could be coercive, in the sense that A might prevent B from enjoying certain economic benefits.
· On top of the recovery in demand, Forte stands to gain the full benefit of cost reductions of £40m made last year.· Study these carefully to ensure you gain maximum benefit from every interview you attend.· He became close friends with the Pipers and gained great benefits from their taste, experience and enthusiasm.· How will you measure when it is time to start gaining financial benefit?· Staff would have new opportunities to gain additional skills and benefit from greater flexibility.· So Swannson-on-Wheels will gain considerable benefit from the purchase of a relatively local garage facility on the outskirts of Tetbury.· In this manner the fish gain the benefits of both food sources.· Small farms in the public sector have been grouped together in cooperatives to gain all the benefits possible from size and concentration.
· The scorer had been given the benefit of any possible doubt.· She smiled and seemed to give him the benefit of the doubt.· Under these circumstances, Yeltsin has, at present, to be given the benefit of the doubt.· I was giving him the benefit of the doubt.· This is giving the editors the benefit of the doubt.· And you were given the benefits of learning!· Social democracy would give us the benefits of both capitalism and socialism without their faults.· The improved treatment was investigated for patients whose only disorder was severe depression, and found to give much benefit.
· By co-operating, countries can increase the benefit they receive, relative to the cost.· The discipline of measuring benefits and costs locates waste, helps determine priorities, and can result in increased benefits.· In this way, you could increase your benefits from the Plan.· Benefit scheme: Details of a North-East pilot scheme aimed at increasing awareness of benefits available to working people were announced yesterday.· When taxes were increased, wages and benefits were also increased accordingly.· Since then, the Government has had a statutory responsibility to increase benefits only in line with prices.· The most effective way to reduce poverty quickly is to increase child benefit and pensions and take low-paid people out of taxation.
· Punishing the young Young people aged 18-24 years who remain out of work can lose benefits.· They do not lose the benefits that go to their children.· By reducing the output of chemicals society would save more in social cost than it would lose in social benefit.· If they do not, many will lose benefits.· If they refuse to join one of the schemes, they lose their benefits.· But take heart: You may have the chance to make up those lost benefits.· Previously they would have lost benefit solely for the one day on which they earned above the limit.· Many welfare recipients -- Those lacking education or living where there are no ready jobs lose benefits after a year or two.
· Several new contracts are already being negotiated with Rentokil's financial backing and branch network offering further benefits to prospects.· Ironically, a primary father may offer a special benefit to his children.· Such a code, moreover, offered mutual benefits, making it easier to turn today's enemies into tomorrow's allies.· The state of Minnesota offered such benefits, but the program was phased out in 1998.· A million copies of the booklet have been printed and a Freephone helpline offers information on benefits.· Remember, keep your letter short. Offer positive benefits for the company by highlighting what you can do for them.· Although the King's intentions were not partisan, the consequences were such as to offer very considerable benefit to the Conservative party.· Corporations no longer brag about their generous benefits; instead they take pride in offering stingy benefits and low wages.
· These environmental objections were considered to be serious enough to outweigh the economic benefits of allowing the proposal.· The likely dangers of traditional internationalism are starting to outweigh any plausible benefits.· How does one decide whether the overall economic costs of regulation outweigh the overall economic benefits of regulation?· To some Arizona Democrats, the cost has far outweighed the benefits.· The design and administration of transitional rules in themselves suggest high short-run costs that may well outweigh discounted long-run benefits.· But though the negative aspects of their relationship outweighed its benefits, their association had proved useful.· Yet it is doubtful whether this argument outweighs the benefits a teacher gains from being able to concentrate his interests.· When the cost of cooperation outweighs its benefits, society soon breaks down.
· First, the same person both pays tax and receives benefit in the same financial year.· He observes that managed care companies have simply responded to employers who pay health benefits and want to cut costs.· The administrators are alleging that the company's money was misappropriated and paid away for no benefit to the company.· Better pay, better benefits, better everything.· The jobs themselves are poorly paid, but the benefits, especially in higher education, are incalculable.· Right now, payroll taxes are bringing in far more each year than the system is paying in benefits.· Moreover, manual workers tended to be paid benefits for shorter periods of time and they received smaller amounts than non-manual workers.· Currently, the system collects much more in payroll taxes than it pays out in benefits.
· What then is the cost to the employer of providing the in-house benefit for the employee?· Large global organizations are unable to keep their promises to provide these benefits.· It is thought that therapeutic operations provide such a social benefit by the psychological benefit.· Or it could be other things in the foods that happen to be rich in beta carotene that provide the health benefits.· The move provides several benefits: Work can, to a greater extent, be proactive rather than reactive.· Eickman said movie-making provides far-reaching financial benefits for the city, adding an estimated $ 50 million to the economy in 1994.· The combination of greater competition and better regulation will provide the benefits that customers need.· Legislative acts that levied taxes and defined benefits have never contained any provisions for investing in assets to provide future benefits.
· All this has happened in the country that was first to reap the benefits of radical reform.· First, to be sure, some reap material benefit from inflation.· He hoped he would be able to reap the benefit of this enforced rest later, and see his drawings more freshly.· So he reaps the benefits privately and shares the costs publicly.· I was quite happy to reap the benefits of being a fully fledged malai killer.· Cities in the county generate most of the sales-tax revenue, yet the county reaps the greatest benefit, he added.· The area was still reaping the benefits a decade after the film's release.· That helped their own re-election campaigns, but also allowed Clinton to reap political benefit.
· Often a widower has to prove that he was dependent on his wife before he can receive benefit.· Workers are paid in glass, receive their social benefits in glass and must sell the glass to stay alive.· They will also receive the benefit of 60 percent of the infrastructure profits on all the other business.· And we let him know we understood that and that we expected to receive a comparable benefit for ourselves in that regard.· Then you will receive both the hospitalisation benefit and, if applicable, the lump sum benefit for your injuries.· After I had been receiving workers' compensation benefits for a month, my employer laid me off.· It promises higher top-rate income taxes for individuals and corporations - and on the wealthier retirees who also receive government benefits.· Until welfare reform, staying home to receive those benefits was, unfortunately, a rational economic choice.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • She claimed she wasn't trying to commit suicide, and doctors gave her the benefit of the doubt.
  • Something didn't seem quite right, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.
  • But let's not get too smart-aleck with the benefit of hindsight.
  • Hugh Young, fund manager, admitted that with the benefit of hindsight the original launch was not large enough.
  • If I should wander into the uncharted minefield of personal opinion it is only with the benefit of hindsight.
  • Neither player took it seriously but, with the benefit of hindsight, both admitted that the offer was probably serious.
  • Browne played a benefit concert at Zellerbach Hall on the UC-Berkeley campus Thursday night.
  • He later played a benefit concert in aid of the protest.
  • Last August, after leaving a rehearsal for the benefit performance, Hicks witnessed a stabbing and wound up being the suspect.
  • Most significant for a county player was the opportunity to have a benefit match.
  • This group also organized musicians to play benefit concerts for the campaign.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Any careful cost-benefit analysis will show that every social practice and institution has limitations and presents difficulties as well as opportunities.
  • Does this enable the court to take into account the comparative social utility of the product and apply a cost-benefit analysis?
  • Easing actions were subject to an instant cost-benefit analysis.
  • Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis.
  • Environmental intangibles have been built into the cost-benefit analysis in the same way as they are for road schemes.
  • Few laws require cost-benefit analysis for new rules and many actively prohibit it.
  • The port should have the results of a cost-benefit analysis within 120 days, Bowman said.
  • The third approach to merger policy is the cost-benefit approach.
  • Both say they now feel the effects of alcohol far sooner than when they smoked.
  • He feels the effects of the night before, of a beat struck many times last night and last year.
  • His body was slack, and as he grew colder and more tired, he felt the force of his will diminish.
  • Kodak felt the effects of the anemic retail environment in December, the worst holiday shopping season since the 1991 recession.
  • Southern California residents will feel the benefits of the new fuel, rather than see them.
  • The next hour passed amiably, by which time the two of them began to feel the effects of the day.
  • This force is universal, that is, every particle feels the force of gravity, according to its mass or energy.
  • When they speak, I feel the force of history bearing down on me.
  • He will work for your financial independence and will never take advantage or misuse your money for his own good.
  • Intelligent Buildings Too smart for their own good?
  • It looked as if the transports were advancing too fast for their own safety.
  • Lewin and Nnah were also led away for their own safety.
  • Of course they kept a sharp lookout in such congested waters for their own safety.
  • Often one step too many for his own good.
  • We got too famous for our own good.
  • You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now.
portable benefits
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounbenefitbeneficiaryadjectivebeneficialverbbenefitadverbbeneficially
1advantage [countable, uncountable] an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from somethingbeneficialbenefit of the benefits of contact lenses I never had the benefit of a university education. The new credit cards will be of great benefit to our customers. I hope that the decision taken today will be to the benefit of the whole nation.for somebody’s benefit Could you just explain again for Mark’s benefit?without the benefit of something Most motorists manage without the benefit of four-wheel drive. see thesaurus at advantage2money from government [countable, uncountable] British English money provided by the government to people who are sick, unemployed, or have little money SYN welfare American Englishunemployment/housing/child etc benefit You might be entitled to housing benefit.on benefit families on benefit those people eligible to claim benefit3extra things [countable usually plural] extra money or other advantages that you get as part of your job or from insurance that you haveperk:  We offer an excellent benefits package. medical benefits fringe benefit4give somebody the benefit of the doubt to accept what someone tells you, even though you think they may be wrong or lying but you cannot be sure:  The referee gave him the benefit of the doubt.5with the benefit of hindsight/experience used to say it is easier to know the right thing to do after something has happened or if you have a lot of experience:  He admitted that, with the benefit of hindsight, the original launch had not been large enough.6benefit concert/performance/match a concert, performance etc arranged to make money for charity:  a benefit concert for famine reliefCOLLOCATIONSverbshave the benefit of something· All the hotel rooms have the benefit of a balcony.get a benefit (also gain/derive a benefit formal)· In this way, students will gain maximum benefit from their classes.enjoy the benefits· You’ll enjoy all the benefits of being a member.reap the benefits (=enjoy the advantages of something you have worked hard to get)· He was looking forward to reaping the benefits of all his hard work.bring/provide benefits· The new bridge has brought considerable benefits.something outweighs the benefits (=something is more important than the benefits)· Make sure that the risks don’t outweigh the benefits.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + benefita great/major/substantial benefit· The new system will be a great benefit to the company.a real benefit· To get some real benefit from the exercise, you should continue for at least half an hour.a direct benefit· The money sent has been of direct benefit to the islanders.a lasting benefit· These plans are likely to result in lasting benefit to the whole of our district.the full benefit of something· They will have the full benefit of our facilities.economic/social/environmental etc benefits· Tourism has brought considerable economic benefits to the island.health benefits· Just 30 minutes of moderate daily activity yields health benefits.mutual benefit (=something good for both people, companies etc involved)· Our two companies are working together for mutual benefit.potential benefits· The potential benefits of the scheme must be weighed against the costs involved.for your own benefit· He used the money for his own benefit, instead of using it to help other people.
benefit1 nounbenefit2 verb
benefitbenefit2 ●●○ W3 AWL verb (past tense and past participle benefited, present participle benefiting) Verb Table
VERB TABLE
benefit
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theybenefit
he, she, itbenefits
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theybenefited
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave benefited
he, she, ithas benefited
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad benefited
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill benefit
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have benefited
Continuous Form
PresentIam benefiting
he, she, itis benefiting
you, we, theyare benefiting
PastI, he, she, itwas benefiting
you, we, theywere benefiting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been benefiting
he, she, ithas been benefiting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been benefiting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be benefiting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been benefiting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Admission is $5, with proceeds benefiting a local children's charity.
  • Critics argue that the tax cuts will only benefit large companies.
  • New regulations will greatly benefit the region's poorest residents.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And investors benefit if companies are clearly, not hazily, understood by the City.
  • He expects stocks to continue to march higher, benefiting from falling rates and decent corporate earnings.
  • However, such historical studies as do address this question indicate that all members do not benefit equally.
  • Rates start at $ 799 plus airfare; profits benefit animal care at affiliated centers.
  • Stocks had benefited from J. P. Morgan.
  • The dams etc may also have been designed to attract industry and so benefit the country in the long term.
  • This personalized process aims at releasing human potential in a way that will benefit the corporation.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto help something to happen
to help something such as an improvement to happen: · The plan was intended to help development in rural areas.help do something: · Spending time in Spain should help improve her Spanish.help to do something: · It is hoped that the tax increases will help to stabilize the economy.
to make something more likely to happen or make people more likely to do something, often something that you think they should not do: · Congress is considering tax breaks to encourage investment.· Damp conditions encourage the growth of the fungus.encourage somebody to do something: · Cigarette machines in the streets will only encourage more teenagers to smoke.
formal: promote good relations/cooperation/trade etc to help something good to happen or to develop and increase: · The aim of the meeting is to promote trade between the two countries.· A balanced diet promotes good health and normal development.
formal to help something get better, develop, grow etc: · The country's economic recovery has been aided by increased international trade.· The large number of Latino voters aided Garcia's victory in the last election.
to give advantages to someone or something, so that something can improve: · Critics argue that the tax cuts will only benefit large companies.· Admission is $5, with proceeds benefiting a local children's charity.
to help something you are trying to do to be successful: · Separatist rebels have used terrorism to advance their cause in the region.· The associations allow professionals to band together to further their interests.
formal if a situation is conducive to something such as work, rest etc, it provides the conditions that make it easier: · All this noise is hardly conducive to rest and relaxation.· We want to create an atmosphere conducive to serious discussion.
to help something such as a business so that it suddenly begins to develop more quickly: · The recent drop in interest rates has given the economy a much needed boost.give sth a boost to: · The central government also privatized farmland, giving a boost to food production.
British /be favorable for/to American written if conditions are favourable for or to something such as an agreement or an improvement in a situation, they make it more likely to happen: · The conditions are now favorable for job creation and economic growth.· The conference has produced a political climate that is favourable to a peace settlement.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 I’m sure you’ll benefit greatly from the visit.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 The system has the added advantage of recordable DVD drives. Include people in your picture for added interest.
 Medically, we will derive great benefit from this technique.
 The paid holiday entitlement is 25 days.
 a speech extolling the merits of free enterprise
· the health benefits of doing yoga
 With the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to criticize.
 Increased motivation is more than an incidental benefit of reward schemes.
 The reforms will bring lasting benefits.
(=money that the government or employers give to a woman after she has had a baby)
 Many banks are offering financial packages for students.
· The potential benefits must be weighed up against the costs involved.
 a politician preaching the virtues of a free market
 Those who do take risks often reap the rewards.
British English (=in Britain, money provided through the state pension scheme)· Part-time workers at the company do, however, get health and retirement benefits.
(=they are more important than the possible risks)· The benefits to patients who are taking the drug far outweigh the risks.
 The weak European economy will have a spillover effect on the US dollar.
 The scheme must have tangible benefits for the unemployed.
 the provision of education and welfare services
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· But I've benefited enormously from having a stable, normal home life.· He has been unerring in his choice of assistants and from all this wisdom the county has benefited enormously.· The argument usually deployed is that the millionaire will benefit enormously, but there are very few millionaires.· Yes, the population of Essex will benefit enormously from their four years of excellent subsidised training.· Our knowledge and ability to treat pelvic-floor disorders has benefited enormously from the availability of newer diagnostic and surgical approaches.· We felt that both the Johnson Collection and the museum would benefit enormously from joining one another.· On her unlucky nights she really would benefit enormously from a gift of blood.
· As we have seen Nonconformists benefited greatly from rising standards of living and the movement to the suburbs.· Las Vegas benefited greatly from an influx of visitors, many of whom made stopovers on the way to Phoenix.· In both contract races Hunslet benefited greatly from its low overheads.· But he benefits greatly by knowing that you know and respect what he wants.· It is at this point that a right heart attitude would benefit greatly from an intelligent technique.· If anything like this is offered, most people would benefit greatly from participating.· They also include the control of environmental pollution, and we could benefit greatly through co-operating further on defence and foreign policy.· In 1986, for instance, Dole supported an inheritance tax code that greatly benefited the Gallos.
NOUN
· This will benefit the local community with better access to the nearby footpath.· Local polytechnic and local football team are working together to benefit the community.· They would become too expensive if the clean up were needed, and again, would not benefit the community widely.· The quotas allocated to a member state should benefit the fishing communities of that state.
· Loan demand was noticeably weak, with companies benefiting from increased Government spending and increased use of the capital market.· Other team members ask Vickie to find out if any decision has been made on the change in the company benefits package.· And North-East companies could benefit from the buying bonanza, according to Mr Hamilton.· Mr McVeigh said the investment programme would enable the company to benefit from economic recovery in its most important markets.· The company is now benefiting from the popularity of period design in a wider market.· How did the company benefit from having me on the staff?· Many of these companies may also benefit from economies of scale as they expand into such activities.
· Richmond, you might say, is in festive mood, and the whole country can benefit from that.· Honest answers to these questions suggest that the general assumption that growth in one country benefits the entire world is highly dubious.· On balance the economy of the dispatching countries would have benefited more by employing its human resources than by expelling them.· Only 45 % said they felt that their country had benefited from membership.· All three countries will thus benefit in the areas where their defence technologies are now weak.· But they're the first people in the country to benefit from a revolutionary kind of wheelchair; the Sapphire.· Since it is difficult to predict how rainfall will alter, it is uncertain which countries will benefit and which will suffer.
· All this will benefit the economy only if enterprises respond.· It may reduce the opportunities for benefiting from economies of scale.· Many of these companies may also benefit from economies of scale as they expand into such activities.· We are not benefiting from economies of scale, we are simply a 200ha filler between two much larger neighbours.
· The rise in government expenditure especially benefited the education budget which was increased by 8.6 percent to F228,000 million.· President Clinton has been able to include in the forecast his proposed spending for Head Start and tax benefits for higher education.· Children who suffer from prolonged ill-health inevitably benefit less from education than healthy children.· Millions of acres around Arizona were set aside at statehood and must be sold or leased for maximum gain to benefit education.· Some health workers may benefit from education, examination, and resources for wise management.
· In what sense, if at all, have employees benefited from privatisation?· It will cause working conditions to erode and employee benefits to be reduced.· The overriding anxiety for the employees was what benefits they could claim and how much they would receive.· The repurchased shares will be used for employee-benefit programs and general corporate purposes, Merck said.
· You are likely to benefit from the experience too.· All California children could benefit from these experiences.· SmithKline could also benefit from Beecham's experience in selling over-the-counter medicines.· The student has to benefit from up-to-date practical experience on the part of the teacher trainer.· The best way, however, is to benefit from your own experience.· Vijay Singh and Paul Broadhurst are just two examples of young players with real potential who have obviously benefited from the experience.
· You don't have to be training for the Boston Marathon to derive real health benefits from physical activity.· Those employees were entitled to health and welfare benefits under a labor contract between Santa Fe and the labor union.· The obvious question raised is whether it is possible for sedentary workers to obtain health benefits by physical activity in leisure time.· Both sides then get to show how concerned about health benefits they are, and the voters win.· Some health workers may benefit from education, examination, and resources for wise management.· Medicare is a federally administered program of health benefits for elderly and disabled persons.· A law passed by voters in 1994 gave retirement and health benefits to city employees' domestic partners.· Indeed, advocates for the elderly say some seniors have complained about being denied access to home health benefits.
· In particular, more still needs to be known about the characteristics of patients most likely to benefit from treatment.· Some patients may benefit from a stress management programme, while severe cases may require the multidisciplinary services of a pain clinic.· A large number of Good Samaritan heart patients benefit from the stress echo test.· There is no doubt that they were sincere in their belief that their patients would benefit from their involvement.· Unquestionably, some migraine patients do not benefit from or can not tolerate either of the above classes of drugs.· The researchers say it is these patients who will benefit.· Some of these patients benefit from referral to a chronic pain center.
· The only people to benefit from the clash were the philatelists.· See how an economy designed around building more houses for new people benefits existing residents?· It follows that working-class people have benefited from this, but they are still more likely to be overcrowded than non-manual groups.· That would mean in California there are more than 1 million people who could benefit from the new service.· However, the two substantial hurdles which protect the Fund mean many people will not benefit.· These young people were not benefiting from traditional lectures and abstract materials, he argued.· Newsgroup Etiquette Newsgroups, like so many other public places, get abused by the very people who benefit from them.· More than three out of five people got no unemployment benefits at all.
· Frank Thorp said the project still will benefit the Navy.· About £15 million of a total Partnership expenditure of £123 million was spent on projects likely to benefit ethnic minorities.· But because the school has applied as a schoolwide Chapter 1 project, all students benefit.· Renewable energy projects benefit from a price premium financed by a levy on the power industry.· Hence, many projects benefit a relatively narrow group of people and impose costs on all taxpayers.· Among the projects to benefit are a creche and health care bursaries.
· How do students benefit from Compact?· About 132, 000 students would benefit.· The student has to benefit from up-to-date practical experience on the part of the teacher trainer.· But because the school has applied as a schoolwide Chapter 1 project, all students benefit.· To what extent though do student architects actually benefit from staying at university or polytechnic for so long?· Depending upon the degree of estrangement, many parents of work-inhibited students may benefit from rethinking existing patterns of communication.· Feedback Between Teachers and Employers All students would benefit from the ongoing exchange of information between employers and educators.
· In particular, more still needs to be known about the characteristics of patients most likely to benefit from treatment.· The first is to select those who are more likely to benefit from disulfiram treatment.· Other birds to benefit from the treatment include a tawny owl with an injured leg, now making a fast recovery.· The subset who benefited from disulfiram treatment were older and more socially stable than others who relapsed.· Even though not all the results of chiropractic adjustment are this dramatic, many sportsmen and women have benefited from chiropractic treatment.· Marginal plants can benefit considerably from this treatment, but it should not be provided for those of a rampant nature.· Heat exchangers might also benefit from treatment with polymers.· A further unpublished project attempted to assess the anxiety characteristics of the type of client who benefited most from the treatment package.
VERB
· Exhibition revenue rose 7 % and continued to benefit from the medium's effectiveness in bringing buyers and sellers together.· To be sure, bonds continued to benefit from a two-day rally in the U. S. Treasury market.· These plans are immune from the changes and will continue to benefit from carry-forward rules.· Hongkongers will not complain as long as the Li family shares continue to benefit from it.
· We all expect to benefit equally from clean water, clean air, access to screening facilities, and so on.· Allocations for the other housing programs were also expected to directly benefit low-income families and individuals.· That might be expected to benefit others on the left.· His daughter Anna might well have expected to benefit from his death. her boyfriend likewise, though indirectly.· This year, Philips expects Grundig to benefit from stronger economic growth, especially in the second half.· Many consumers are expected to benefit as carriers fight for their business.· Chicago-based Quaker, which dominates the hot oatmeal market, is expected to benefit most from the proposed change.
· The bank itself stands to benefit by providing financial services to technologically orientated companies that are successful.· We knew without saying it that we both stood to benefit from a street as cleared out as possible.· The multinationals that stand to benefit were deeply involved in the negotiations to establish Gats.· Pupils with special needs also stand to benefit from other developments in mainstream education.· It doesn't matter if your Executor stands to benefit from the Will.· They stand to benefit little from the insider dealing prohibition.· Who stands to benefit from a growing reservoir of divided unprotected workers?
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Any careful cost-benefit analysis will show that every social practice and institution has limitations and presents difficulties as well as opportunities.
  • Does this enable the court to take into account the comparative social utility of the product and apply a cost-benefit analysis?
  • Easing actions were subject to an instant cost-benefit analysis.
  • Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis.
  • Environmental intangibles have been built into the cost-benefit analysis in the same way as they are for road schemes.
  • Few laws require cost-benefit analysis for new rules and many actively prohibit it.
  • The port should have the results of a cost-benefit analysis within 120 days, Bowman said.
  • The third approach to merger policy is the cost-benefit approach.
  • Both say they now feel the effects of alcohol far sooner than when they smoked.
  • He feels the effects of the night before, of a beat struck many times last night and last year.
  • His body was slack, and as he grew colder and more tired, he felt the force of his will diminish.
  • Kodak felt the effects of the anemic retail environment in December, the worst holiday shopping season since the 1991 recession.
  • Southern California residents will feel the benefits of the new fuel, rather than see them.
  • The next hour passed amiably, by which time the two of them began to feel the effects of the day.
  • This force is universal, that is, every particle feels the force of gravity, according to its mass or energy.
  • When they speak, I feel the force of history bearing down on me.
  • He will work for your financial independence and will never take advantage or misuse your money for his own good.
  • Intelligent Buildings Too smart for their own good?
  • It looked as if the transports were advancing too fast for their own safety.
  • Lewin and Nnah were also led away for their own safety.
  • Of course they kept a sharp lookout in such congested waters for their own safety.
  • Often one step too many for his own good.
  • We got too famous for our own good.
  • You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now.
portable benefits
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounbenefitbeneficiaryadjectivebeneficialverbbenefitadverbbeneficially
[intransitive, transitive] if you benefit from something, or it benefits you, it gives you an advantage, improves your life, or helps you in some way:  They are working together to benefit the whole community.benefit from/by Many thousands have benefited from the new treatment. They would benefit by reducing their labour costs.benefit greatly/enormously/considerably etc I’m sure you’ll benefit greatly from the visit.
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