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benefits

[ ben-uh-fits ]

noun

  1. the plural of benefit.


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Example Sentences

The longer-term recommendations call for a study of the state’s unemployment benefits administration, the creation of a disaster plan and a staffing plan that includes filling vacancies at the agency.

Some of that knowledge made it to Western medicine, and with new methods and technology at our disposal, these remedies have been put to the test in labs to find out what—if any—benefits plants might have for our wellbeing.

Health benefits brokers are trusted advisers to employers, who sponsor health plans for about 150 million Americans.

Uber and Lyft are well aware of proposals to build better benefits systems.

From Fortune

Employers that received PPP cut an estimated 900,000 jobs nationwide as a result of their loans expiring, according to a new analysis of data from Gusto, a payroll and benefits company.

The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.

Indeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.

And it often travels so lightly that you can forget you are clothed in its benefits.

Reauthorizing the bill could force states to readjust the formulas they use to determine benefits so that families get more.

Indeed, it's unclear what, if any, benefits the average Cuban will reap from increased diplomacy between the two countries.

Thus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.

Water itself is of course essential to the growth of every plant, but the benefits of Irrigation reach far beyond this.

The benefits of this change, however, can be but slowly realized, and are for the present hardly perceptible.

The application to the Government for remuneration for benefits conferred on the public was unsuccessful.

They added that it would hardly be disputed that the Railways had on the whole conferred great benefits upon Ireland.

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More About Benefits

What does benefits mean?

Benefits are things that are good or advantages, as in One of the benefits of owning a bookstore is I always have something to read.

Benefits also refer to items companies give employees beyond payment for work, such as paid vacation time, a pension plan, and discounts on gym memberships.

Governments also offer its citizens benefits, usually in the form of money for specific situations or needs. You might receive unemployment benefits when you’re out of work and can’t find a job. A disabled person can receive disability benefits when they are unable to work or to work full time.

Benefits are also public entertainment or theatrical events that raise money for charitable causes. 

Example: Free lunch is one of my company’s biggest benefits.

Where does benefits come from?

The first records of the term benefits come from the 1300s. It comes from the Latin benefactum, meaning “good deed.” Every good deed benefits someone.

In modern society, many good deeds and acts of kindness take the form of money, which may be how benefits has become associated with monetary help. This may have to do with the costs-and-benefits mindset that so many people have, but this isn’t always a bad thing. If the benefits have helped the people they were created for, they have done their job.

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How is benefits used in real life?

As mentioned earlier, benefits will often be discussed in a formal, business sense, but can also be talked about casually, as it really defines any improvement to one’s life, not just work or health related ones.

 

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Is benefits used correctly in the following sentence?

One of the benefits of my new job is four weeks of paid vacation.

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