benefit+(noun)

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• benefit — ► NOUN 1) advantage or profit. 2) a payment made by the state or an insurance scheme to someone entitled to receive it, e.g. an unemployed person. 3) a public performance to raise money for a charity. ► VERB (benefited or benefitted, benefiting… …   English terms dictionary

• benefit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 advantage ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, huge, immense, major, real, significant, substantial, tremendous …   Collocations dictionary

• benefit — ben·e·fit n 1: something that provides an advantage or gain; specif: an enhancement of property value, enjoyment of facilities, or increase in general prosperity arising from a public improvement general benefit: a benefit to the community at… …   Law dictionary

• benefit of clergy — noun sanction by a religious rite they are living together without benefit of clergy • Hypernyms: ↑sanction * * * Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin beneficium clericale 1. : the privilege claimed by the medieval church of demanding a trial …   Useful english dictionary

• benefit in kind — ˌbenefit in ˈkind noun benefits in kind PLURALFORM [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES something other than money, for example free meals or a company car, that an employer gives to a worker in addition to their normal pay: • All benefits in kind are now …   Financial and business terms

• benefit society — noun : an association by which life insurance, sick allowances, the payment of funeral expenses, provision for old age, or other similar benefits are secured by means of regular dues or special assessments paid by its members * * * an association …   Useful english dictionary

• benefit principle — ➔ principle * * * benefit principle UK US noun [C] ► TAX, ECONOMICS the theory that people who use a public service or product should pay more tax towards it than people who do not use it: »The ability to pay principle of taxation stands in sharp …   Financial and business terms

• benefit-cost analysis — UK }} US }} noun [C or U] ECONOMICS ► COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS(Cf. ↑cost benefit analysis) …   Financial and business terms

• benefit club — ˈbenefit club noun [countable] FINANCE ORGANIZATIONS in Britain, an organization that raises money and provides members with financial help if they have an accident or are ill, or when they are too old to work …   Financial and business terms

• benefit dollar — UK US noun [C, usually plural] HR ► in the US, money that an employer gives to an employee in addition to their salary in order to buy things such as medical insurance or child care: »Any benefit dollars that an employee does not use to purchase… …   Financial and business terms

• benefit offset — UK US noun [C] US FINANCE ► a reduction in the amount of payments someone receives from their pension plan because they owe the plan money or because they are receiving payments from another plan: »A benefit offset can occur when the beneficiary… …   Financial and business terms