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lagniappe
English
Alternative forms
- lagnappe, lanyap, lanyappe
Etymology
Cajun French lagniappe, from Spanish la ñapa, a variant of yapa (“small gift or additional quantity given to a valued customer”), from Quechua yapa (“addition, increase, supplement; lagniappe”), yapay (“addition; sum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læn?jæp/, /?lænjæp/
- Rhymes: -æp
- Hyphenation: la?gniappe
Noun
lagniappe (plural lagniappes)
- (chiefly Louisiana, Mississippi, Trinidad and Tobago) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
- Synonyms: (chiefly Southern US) brotus, (South Africa) pasella, (Ireland) tilly
Translations
Coordinate terms
- luck penny
References
Further reading
- lagniappe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- appealing, panplegia
French
Etymology
From Spanish la ñapa, a variant of yapa, from Quechua yapa (“addition, increase supplement”), yapay (“addition; sum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.?ap/
- Rhymes: -ap
Noun
lagniappe m (plural lagniappes)
- (Louisiana) tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service)
- (Louisiana) lagniappe (extra or unexpected gift or benefit to e.g. a customer)
- (Louisiana) windfall, unexpected turn of good fortune
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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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