English · Word Candidate

benefit

/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: benefiting · benefitting · benefited

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An advantage; help or aid from something.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lợi thế; sự giúp đỡ hoặc hỗ trợ từ một thứ gì đó

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Noun

Examples

She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thanh toán theo chính sách bảo hiểm hoặc chương trình hỗ trợ công cộng

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be or to provide a benefit to.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mang lại lợi ích hoặc được lợi

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Verb

Examples

[…] I will repent of the good; wherewith I saide I would benefite them.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhận được lợi ích từ

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Verb

Examples

Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; [...].

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “benefit” mean?

An advantage; help or aid from something.

Is “benefit” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.