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benefit 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈbenəfit/,
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benefits, plural;
  1. Receive an advantage; profit; gain
    • - areas that would benefit from regeneration
  2. Bring advantage to
    • - the bill will benefit the nation
Noun
  1. An advantage or profit gained from something
    • - tenants bought their houses with the benefit of a discount
    • - enjoy the benefits of being a member
    • - uninformed criticism is of benefit to no one
  2. A payment or gift made by an employer, the state, or an insurance company
    • - welfare benefits
    • - wages and benefits
  3. A public performance or other entertainment of which the proceeds go to a particular charitable cause


  1. financial assistance in time of need
  2. profit: derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
  3. be beneficial for; "This will do you good"
  4. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"
  5. a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
  6. Benefit is the third album by Jethro Tull. It was released in April 1970. It was the first album to include pianist and organist John Evan (although he was not yet considered a regular member of the group), and the last to include bass guitarist Glenn Cornick. It reached #3 in the UK album charts.
  7. Employee benefits and (especially in British English) benefits in kind (also called fringe benefits, perquisites, perqs or perks) are various non-wage compensations provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries. ...
  8. A benefit or testimonial is a match or season of activities granted by a sporting body to a loyal sportsman to boost their income before retirement. Often this is in the form of a match for which all the ticket proceeds are given to the player in question.
  9. (Benefits (How I Met Your Mother)) "Benefits" is the 12th episode in the fourth season of the television series How I Met Your Mother and 76th overall. It originally aired on January 12, 2009.
  10. An advantage, help or aid from something; A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme; A performance, etc, given to raise funds for some cause; To be or to provide a benefit to; To receive a benefit (from). To be a beneficiary
  11. (Benefits) Monetary sum paid or payable to a recipient for which the insurance company has received the premiums.
  12. (Benefits) Under an employee benefit plan, a benefit is any form of payment – pension, medical/dental coverage – that is due to an employee who is enrolled in the plan or his/her beneficiary after an eligibility period.
  13. (Benefits) Nonwage compensation provided to employees. The National Compensation Survey groups benefits into five categories: paid leave (vacations, holidays, sick leave); supplementary pay (premium pay for overtime and work on holidays and weekends, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses); ...
  14. (Benefits) The portion of the costs of covered services paid by a health plan. For example, if a plan pays the remainder of a doctor’s bill after an office visit co-payment has been made, the amount the plan pays is the “benefit. ...
  15. (Benefits) Social Security pays monthly benefits in five major categories: Retirement, Disability, Family (dependents), Survivors and Medicare. The retirement, family (dependents), survivor and disability programs pay monthly cash benefits, and Medicare provides medical coverage.
  16. (Benefits) The money or services provided by an insurance policy. In a health plan, benefits are the health care you get.
  17. (benefits) All financial rewards that are not paid directly in cash to the employee; for example, annual and maternity leave, life insurance.
  18. Non-Wage benefits, such as paid vacations, pensions, health and welfare provisions, life insurance, the cost of which is borne in whole or in part by the employer.
  19. (Benefits) The compensation received by an unemployed or partially unemployed person.
  20. (Benefits) An important part of your compensation package, and part of the salary negotiation process. Note that every employer offers a different mix of benefits. ...
  21. Benefits are positive program outcomes, usually translated into monetary terms in cost-benefit analysis or compared with costs in cost-effectiveness analysis.Module 3
  22. (Benefits) The health and other services you can get as a Member of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.
  23. (Benefits) Refers to the amount of money payable by a health plan for the cost of covered services, as defined in the benefits package.
  24. (Benefits) covered medical services to which the policyholder is entitled.
  25. (Benefits) The amounts that Delta Dental pays for dental services covered under an enrollee’s contract.