B1 noun
benefit
/ˈbenɪfɪt/
- Meaning
- an advantage or good result from something
- Example
- "The benefits of exercise are well known."
- Similar & related words
- advantagegainprofitplusbenefit (verb)beneficial
- How to use it
- As a noun, "benefit" usually appears with an article (a/an/the) or a possessive. Try counting how many times you can use it in one sentence about your own life, then write one sentence about yesterday.
- Common mistake
- As a verb: 'benefit from something' — 'She benefited from the course', not 'benefited the course'.