I.
noun
1 advantage
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , great , huge , immense , major , real , significant , substantial , tremendous
▪
This could bring real ~s for teachers.
▪ clear , obvious , tangible
▪ positive
▪ perceived
▪
Consumers choose organic meat for a number of reasons, including perceived health ~s.
▪ apparent , supposed
▪ proven
▪ maximum
▪ added , additional
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The method has many additional ~s.
▪ mutual
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The different environmental groups could work together to their mutual ~.
▪ direct , indirect
▪ potential
▪ unexpected
▪ long-term , short-term
▪ lasting
▪ practical
▪ public
▪ personal
▪ clinical , economic , educational , environmental , financial , material , nutritional , psychological , social , therapeutic
▪ fitness , health
VERB + BENEFIT
▪ enjoy , experience , have
▪
The industry will be one of the first to enjoy the ~s of the recovery.
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children who have the ~ of a stable home background
▪ derive , gain , get , obtain , reap , receive
▪
The company derived substantial ~ from the deal.
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I reaped the ~s of all my early training.
▪ bring , confer , deliver , offer , produce , provide , yield
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The new factory will bring considerable ~s to the area.
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This deal will offer major ~s to industrialists and investors.
▪ maximize
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If you want to maximize the ~s of blueberries, eat them raw.
▪ highlight
▪ extol , promote , tout ( esp. AmE )
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a marketing campaign which promotes the cosmetic ~s of vitamin E
▪ appreciate , recognize , see
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I can see the ~s that such games give children.
▪ evaluate , weigh
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Weigh the ~s of hiring help before hiring new employees.
▪ extend
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These ~s will now be extended to agency workers.
▪ deny sb
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He had been denied the ~s of a good education.
BENEFIT + VERB
▪ accrue
▪
the ~s that accrue from a good education
▪ arise from sth , result from sth
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A number of ~s arise from having a fitter body.
▪ outweigh sth
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The ~s easily outweigh the cost.
PREPOSITION
▪ for sb's ~
▪
We shall do this for the ~ of the patients.
▪ of ~ to
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This arrangement will be of great ~ to you both.
▪ to sb's ~
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It will be to everyone's ~.
▪ with the ~ of , without the ~ of
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They somehow manage to work without the ~ of modern technology.
▪ ~ for
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the ~s for companies
▪ ~ from
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the ~s from tourism
▪ ~ of
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the ~ of a steady income
▪ ~ to
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What are the ~s to investors?
2 financial advantages given by a company, the government, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ fringe (= extra things that an employer gives as well as a salary)
▪
The fringe ~s include free health insurance.
▪ tax
▪ employee , retiree (both AmE )
▪ domestic-partner ( esp. AmE )
VERB + BENEFIT
▪ give
▪ receive
▪ extend
▪
These ~s will now be extended to agency workers.
▪ deny sb
▪
Same-sex couples were denied the ~s given to married couples.
BENEFIT + NOUN
▪ plan ( esp. AmE )
▪ ~s package
3 ( BrE ) money
ADJECTIVE
▪ welfare
▪ state
▪ insurance
▪ means-tested , universal
▪
One way to cut spending is to move from universal ~s to means-tested ones.
▪ cash
▪ generous
▪ child , disability , health-care , housing , maternity , sickness , social-security
▪ pension , retirement
▪ jobless , unemployment
… OF BENEFIT
▪ amount , level
VERB + BENEFIT
▪ be eligible for , be entitled to , qualify for
▪ claim
▪
You may be able to claim housing ~.
▪ collect , draw , get , receive
▪
He receives unemployment ~.
▪ be dependent on
▪ lose
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She is worried that if she takes on a job she will lose her ~s.
▪ cut , reduce , slash
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The government has cut unemployment ~.
▪ increase
BENEFIT + VERB
▪ be paid
▪
Benefit is paid monthly.
BENEFIT + NOUN
▪ ~s agency
▪ office
▪ payment
▪ system
▪ cut
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
▪
He's on social security ~.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ considerably , enormously , greatly , immensely , really , significantly , substantially , tremendously
▪ fully
▪ clearly , obviously , undoubtedly
▪
The new law clearly ~s those earning the most money.
▪ ultimately
▪ equally
▪ disproportionately
▪ mainly , primarily
▪ personally
▪ directly , indirectly
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We ~ed directly from the reorganization.
▪ economically , financially
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We both ~ed financially from the arrangement.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
Benefit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ proceeds
Benefit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ economy , ↑ industry , ↑ mankind , ↑ stockholder , ↑ wildlife