benefit
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈbɛnɪfɪt/
- The community held a benefit dinner to support the new library project.
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Examples
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And an invitation to the Hamilton museum benefit.
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On the other hand, I am going to chair the museum benefit thanks to you and your escapades.
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If you want Mike to cook at this benefit, you got to pay us.
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Giving a benefit for the art museum Thursday night.
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Well, this little party we're attending tonight, it's for their benefit as much as ours.
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He invited me to play for a SARS benefit in Toronto.
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We're reporting live from the benefit at the Harlem ballroom, where city luminaries are gathered to celebrate the long-term project to rebuild the community general hospital.
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We organized a benefit concert to raise funds for the local animal shelter.
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Last Saturday, there was a charity benefit for victims of the recent floods.
Synonyms
121
2.7
An event to raise money for a group or cause
28
2.1
An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need
26
3.0
A long TV or online show that asks people to give money to charity
8
3.0
A concert that raises money for a charity
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3.6
A planned effort to collect money for a cause
3
3.2
An organized activity to collect money for a charity or cause
1
3.3
A planned event to collect money for a cause
Compounds
16
3.4
A regular payment someone gets after they stop working, often from a pension
- Specialized
15
3.7
A rule that lets people or companies pay less tax to encourage certain activities
- Specialized
12
3.9
A careful comparison of costs and benefits to decide if benefits outweigh costs
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3.5
An extra thing an employer gives you besides pay, like health insurance or a car
9
3.1
A payment from the government to someone who cannot work because of a long-term illness or injury
- Specialized
8
4.0
Money that an insurance or pension plan pays to people named when someone dies
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1
8.4
A person you have sex with but are not in a romantic relationship with
- Specialized
1
3.7
A payment that automatically increases when prices rise to help people afford things
- Archaic
1
6.0
A government payment that adds money to a person's income to reach the legal minimum
- Specialized
1
7.0
A part of life insurance paid early to a person likely to die soon
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Etymology
Benefit used for a charity event comes from the Latin parts bene 'well' and facere 'to do', and it originally meant a performance 'to do good'. That's why a benefit concert is a show that raises money and helps a cause.