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♦ benefit /ˈbɛnɪfɪt/n.1 [u] vantaggio; utilità; beneficio; giovamento: I've had the benefit of a happy childhood, ho avuto il vantaggio di un'infanzia felice; to reap the benefits of, raccogliere i frutti di; to derive benefit from st., trarre beneficio (o giovamento) da qc.; For the benefit of latecomers, I'm going to repeat the instructions, ripeterò le istruzioni a beneficio dei ritardatari; a measure taken for the benefit of future generations, una misura presa a vantaggio delle generazioni future2 [cu] (GB) indennità; sussidio; assegno: child benefit, assegni familiari; unemployment benefit, sussidio di disoccupazione; disability benefit, assegno d'invalidità; medical benefits, assistenza medica; to be on benefit, prendere il sussidio di disoccupazione3 (teatr.) spettacolo di beneficenza; ( per un attore) beneficiata: benefit concert, concerto di beneficenza; benefit night, serata di beneficenza; beneficiata● benefit association (o benefit society), società di mutuo soccorso □ (econ.) benefit-cost analysis, analisi costi-benefici □ benefit of clergy, (leg. stor.) immunità del clero; ( oggi) approvazione ecclesiastica: to live together without benefit of clergy, convivere senza essersi sposati in chiesa □ (fisc.) benefit theory of taxation, teoria delle prestazioni e controprestazioni □ to give sb. the benefit of the doubt, concedere a q. il beneficio del dubbio.(to) benefit /ˈbɛnɪfɪt/A v. t.giovare a; arrecare beneficio a; avvantaggiare; andare a vantaggio di; favorire: Sunshine and exercise will benefit you, il sole e il moto ti gioveranno; a law that only benefits the well-off, una legge che va a vantaggio solo delle classi abbienti; These measures will benefit tourism, queste misure favoriranno il turismoB v. i.trarre giovamento (o beneficio) (da); beneficiare (di); trarre profitto (o vantaggio) (da): to benefit from a therapy, trarre giovamento da una cura; These are plants that will benefit from frequent watering, queste sono piante che prosperano con abbondanti innaffiature; Weak hair benefits by being trimmed regularly, ai capelli deboli fa bene essere spuntati regolarmente.
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benefit of clergy — 1. the rites or sanctions of a church. 2. formal marriage: living together without benefit of clergy. 3. the privilege claimed by church authorities to try and punish, by an ecclesiastical court, any member of the clergy accused of a serious… … Universalium
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benefit — Advantage; profit; fruit; privilege; gain; interest. The receiving as the exchange for promise some performance or forbearance which promisor was not previously entitled to receive. Graphic Arts Finishers, Inc. v. Boston Redevelopment Authority,… … Black's law dictionary
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