英语词汇“benefit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

benefit

释义

benefit /benˈi-fit/

noun

Any advantage, natural or other
A performance, match, etc whose proceeds go to one of the company, a player, or other particular person or cause (also adjective)
Money or services enjoyed as a right under social security or insurance schemes
A kindness
A favour

transitive verb (benˈefiting (also benˈefitting); benˈefited (also benˈefitted))

To do good to
To be to the advantage of

intransitive verb

To obtain advantage or good (with from or by)

ORIGIN: ME benfet, from Anglo-Fr benfet, from L benefactum

benefit of clergy noun

Originally an exemption of clergymen, in certain cases, from criminal process before a secular judge, but later covering the first offence of all who could read

benefit of inventory noun (Scots law; historical)

An heir's privilege of securing himself or herself against unlimited liability for his or her ancestor, by producing within a year an inventory of his or her heritage or real estate, to the extent of which alone he or she was liable

benefit of the doubt noun

Presumption of innocence when culpability is uncertain

benefit society noun

A friendly society

benefit tourism noun

The practice of visiting a country in order to claim social security benefits without seeking work

benefit tourist noun

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