{ "term": "benefit", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an advantage that something gives you; a helpful and useful effect that something has", "sensetop": "benefit of doing somethingbe of benefit to somebody/somethingto somebody's benefitbenefit for somebody/somethingwithout the benefit of something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Freedom of information brings great benefits." }, { "text": "**health/economic/tax benefits**" }, { "text": "the benefits of modern medicine" }, { "text": "I've **had the benefit of** a good education." }, { "text": "It was good to see her finally **reaping the benefits** *(= enjoying the results)* of all her hard work." }, { "text": "The industry will be one of the first to **enjoy the benefits** of the recovery." }, { "text": "The company derived substantial benefit from the deal." }, { "text": "He couldn't see the benefit of arguing any longer.", "contextForm": "benefit of doing something" }, { "text": "The new regulations will be of benefit to everyone concerned.", "contextForm": "be of benefit to somebody/something" }, { "text": "It will be to your benefit to arrive early.", "contextForm": "to somebody's benefit" }, { "text": "The project will have major benefits for the local community.", "contextForm": "benefit for somebody/something" }, { "text": "**With the benefit of hindsight** *(= knowing what we have learnt since)*, we would do things differently." }, { "text": "Nobody should be sent to prison without the benefit of legal advice.", "contextForm": "without the benefit of something" }, { "text": "For maximum benefit, take the tablets before meals." }, { "text": "The different environmental groups could work together to their mutual benefit." }, { "text": "They somehow manage to work without the benefit of modern technology." }, { "text": "I can see the benefits that such games give children." }, { "text": "If you want to maximize the benefits of blueberries, eat them raw." }, { "text": "The benefits easily outweigh the cost." }, { "text": "The method has many additional benefits." }, { "text": "The new factory will bring considerable benefits to the area." }, { "text": "This deal will offer major benefits to industrialists and investors." }, { "text": "Weigh the benefits of hiring help before hiring new employees." }, { "text": "What are the benefits to investors?" }, { "text": "Consumers choose organic meat for a number of reasons, including perceived health benefits." }, { "text": "a marketing campaign which promotes the cosmetic benefits of vitamin E" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["considerable", "enormous", "great"], "verb + benefit": ["enjoy", "experience", "have"], "benefit + verb": [ "accrue", "arise from something", "result from something" ], "preposition": [ "for somebody’s benefit", "of benefit to", "to somebody’s benefit" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "money provided by the government to people who need financial help because they are unemployed, ill, etc.", "sensetop": "on benefits", "labels": "(British English)especially in North American English", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You may be eligible to **receive benefits**." }, { "text": "The number of people **claiming** unemployment **benefit** fell last month." }, { "text": "The aim is to help people who are on benefits *(= receiving benefits)* to find jobs.", "contextForm": "on benefits" }, { "text": "He's on social security benefit." }, { "text": "She is worried that if she takes on a job she will lose her benefits." }, { "text": "One way to cut spending is to move from universal benefits—those paid to everyone regardless of need—to means-tested ones." }, { "text": "Benefit is paid monthly." } ], "topics": ["Social issues", "Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["welfare", "state", "insurance"], "… of benefit": ["amount", "level"], "verb + benefit": ["be eligible for", "be entitled to", "qualify for"], "benefit + verb": ["be paid"], "benefit + noun": ["benefits agency", "office", "payment"], "preposition": ["on benefit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an advantage that you get from a company in addition to the money that you earn", "examples": [ { "text": "Private health insurance is offered as part of the employees' benefits package." }, { "text": "These benefits will now be extended to agency workers." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["fringe", "tax", "employee"], "verb + benefit": ["give", "receive", "extend"], "benefit + noun": ["plan", "benefits package"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "money from an insurance company", "examples": [ { "text": "The insurance plan will provide substantial cash benefits to your family in case of your death." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "an event such as a performance, a dinner, etc., organized in order to raise money for a particular person or charity", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "a **benefit match/concert**" }, { "text": "The proceeds from the benefit will go directly to the refugee camps." } ], "topics": ["Film and theatre", "Social issues"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "especially in order to help or be useful to somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "I have attached some lecture notes for the benefit of those people who were absent last week." }, { "text": "Don't go to any trouble for my benefit!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to accept that somebody has told the truth or behaved well because you cannot prove that they have not", "examples": [ { "text": "She may have been lying, but I felt I had to give her the benefit of the doubt." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈbenɪfɪt/", "audio": "be/benefit/benefit__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈbenɪfɪt/", "audio": "be/benefit/benefit__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (originally denoting a kind deed or something well done): from Old French bienfet, from Latin benefactum ‘good deed’, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’." }