an allowance paid by the government as for sickness, unemployment, etc, to which a person is entitled under social security or the national insurance scheme
b.
any similar allowance in various other countries
4. (sometimes plural)
a payment or series of payments made by an institution, such as an insurance company or trade union, to a person who is ill, unemployed, etc
5.
a theatrical performance, sports event, etc, to raise money for a charity
6. friends with benefits
verbWord forms: -fits, -fiting, -fitedWord forms: especially US-fits, -fitting or -fitted
7.
to do or receive good; profit
Word origin
C14: from Anglo-French benfet, from Latin benefactum, from bene facere to do well
Examples of 'benefitting' in a sentence
benefitting
Funding changes could see around 900 men benefitting from the procedure annually by 2020.
The Sun (2017)
The aim is to bring in 4,000 farmers benefitting 20,000 people.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That's substantially more than any of the other charities benefitting, by the way.
The Sun (2017)
Only a tiny fraction of its colossal population is benefitting from its economic prosperity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's not just the shareholders, either, who are benefitting.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Leinster led 21-11 at the break, once again benefitting from their ability to finish the first half strongly.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Some critics have questioned the merits of one cause benefitting from a surge of donations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
However, this week several lenders cut their fixed rates again, benefitting everyone from regular homeowners, to buy-tolet landlords.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
As a result of this tactic, the public is benefitting from equal or better quality and lower prices.
The Sun (2018)
He added that people accusing him of benefitting from his friendship with billionaires were 'simply trying to muddy the waters'.