Benefit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

financial assistance in time of need

something that aids or promotes well-being

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˌeɪləbˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˌeɪləbˈɪlɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæntətˌɪv/.

Examples

for the benefit of all
She profited from his vast experience
This will do you good

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gain profit welfare do good

Parts of Speech

noun	financial assistance in time of need
noun	something that aids or promotes well-being “for the benefit of all”
noun	a performance to raise money for a charitable cause
verb	derive a benefit from “She profited from his vast experience”
verb	be beneficial for “This will do you good”

Word Forms

beneficial	adjective	promoting or enhancing well-being
benefit	verb	be beneficial for
profit	noun	the advantageous quality of being beneficial
gainer	noun	a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits)
benefit	noun	something that aids or promotes well-being
beneficent	adjective	doing or producing good
do-gooder	noun	someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nutzen

finanzielle Unterstützung in Zeiten der Not

🇫🇷French

avantage

aide financière en cas de besoin

🇪🇸Spanish

beneficio

asistencia financiera en momentos de necesidad

🇮🇹Italian

beneficio

assistenza finanziaria nel momento del bisogno

🇳🇱Dutch

voordeel

financiële hulp in tijden van nood

🇵🇹Portuguese

beneficiar

assistência financeira em momentos de necessidade

🇷🇺Russian

выгода

финансовая помощь в случае необходимости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़ायदा

जरूरत के समय वित्तीय सहायता

🇧🇩Bengali

সুবিধা

প্রয়োজনের সময় আর্থিক সহায়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்மை

தேவைப்படும் நேரத்தில் நிதி உதவி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రయోజనం

అవసరమైన సమయంలో ఆర్థిక సహాయం

🇮🇳Marathi

फायदा

गरजेच्या वेळी आर्थिक मदत

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાભ

જરૂરિયાત સમયે નાણાકીય સહાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಾಭ

ಅಗತ್ಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಣಕಾಸಿನ ನೆರವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രയോജനം

ആവശ്യമുള്ള സമയത്ത് സാമ്പത്തിക സഹായം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਭ

ਲੋੜ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فائدہ

ضرورت کے وقت مالی امداد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

益处

需要时提供经济援助

🇯🇵Japanese

利点

必要なときの経済的援助

🇰🇷Korean

혜택

필요할 때 재정 지원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lợi ích

hỗ trợ tài chính khi cần thiết

🇹🇭Thai

ผลประโยชน์

ความช่วยเหลือทางการเงินในเวลาที่ต้องการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keuntungan

bantuan keuangan pada saat dibutuhkan

🇵🇭Filipino

benepisyo

tulong pinansyal sa oras ng pangangailangan

🇲🇾Malay

faedah

bantuan kewangan pada masa yang diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فائدة

المساعدة المالية في وقت الحاجة

🇮🇷Persian

منفعت

کمک مالی در مواقع ضروری

🇹🇷Turkish

fayda

ihtiyaç anında maddi yardım

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹעֶלֶת

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