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benefit
English
Alternative forms
- benefite (obsolete)
Etymology
From Late Middle English benefytt, benefett, alteration (due to Latin bene-) of benfet, bienfet, bienfait (“good or noble deed”), from Anglo-Norman benfet (“well-done”), Middle French bienfait, from Old French bienfet, bienfait (“foredeal, favour”), from past participle of bienfaire (“to do good, do well”), from bien (“well”) + faire (“to do”), modelled after Latin benefactum (“good deed”). More at benefactor.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?n.?.f?t/
- (US) enPR: b?n'?f?t, IPA(key): /?b?n.?.f?t/
Noun
benefit (countable and uncountable, plural benefits)
- An advantage; help or aid from something.
- (insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
- An event such as a performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
- (obsolete) beneficence; liberality
- c. 1613, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
- What was it with such violence he
On the wild benefit of nature live took Happier than we
- What was it with such violence he
- c. 1613, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
- Intended audience (as for the benefit of).
Synonyms
- (advantage, help): foredeal, advantage, aid, assistance, boon, help
- (payment): subsidy
Antonyms
- (advantage, help): harm, disadvantage, encumbrance, hindrance, nuisance, obstacle, detriment
Derived terms
- beneficial
- benefiter
- benifit (a misspelling)
Translations
See also
- lagniappe
Verb
benefit (third-person singular simple present benefits, present participle benefiting or benefitting, simple past and past participle benefited or benefitted)
- (transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
- (intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
Usage notes
- Benefiting and benefited are more common, with benefitting and benefitted being minor variants, especially in the US.
Synonyms
- help, batten, behoove
Antonyms
- malefic
- detriment
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English benefit.
Noun
benefit m (invariable)
- benefit, advantage
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?be.ne.fit/, [?b?n?f?t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?be.ne.fit/, [?b??n?fit?]
Verb
benefit
- third-person singular present passive indicative of benefaci?
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stature
English
Etymology
From Old French stature, from Latin stat?ra.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?stæt?.?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?stæt?.?/
- Rhymes: -æt??(?)
- Hyphenation: stat?ure
Noun
stature (countable and uncountable, plural statures)
- A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
- Respect coming from achievement or development.
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “stature”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Sautter, Steuart, astuter, rutates
Italian
Noun
stature f
- plural of statura
Anagrams
- sturate, turaste, urtaste
Latin
Participle
stat?re
- vocative masculine singular of stat?rus
Middle English
Noun
stature (plural statures)
- stature (height, tallness)
Descendants
- English: stature
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