benefit

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. profit, advantage, gain, good, avail; fund-raiser. —v. help, serve, assist; improve. See benevolence, utility, aid, request, goodness, means. Ant., harm, drawback, handicap.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. (for) charity, for a good or worthy cause, in one's favor.

n.

1. [Advantage]

Syn. gain, profit, good, interest; see advantage 3 .

2. [Charitable affair]

Syn. charity ball, benefit performance, donor dinner, donor lunch, dance, fair, bazaar, exhibit, exhibition, raffle, concert.

3. [A payment or favor received in addition to wages; often plural ]

Syn. fringe benefit, perquisite, extra, bonus, compensation, privilege, perk*.

v.

Syn. serve, profit, avail; see help 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

gain, good, profit, help, favor, service, reward, worth, avail, *perk.

ANT.: loss, harm

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v.

gain, profit, help, favor, serve, reward, advance, do good.

ANT.: harm, disfavor, impair

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Something beneficial: advantage, avail, blessing, boon1, favor, gain, profit. See HELP. 2. Something that contributes to or increases one's well-being: advantage, good, interest (often used in plural), profit. See HELP. 3. The quality of being suitable or adaptable to an end: account, advantage, avail, profit, use, usefulness, utility. See USED. 4. Archaic. A kindly act: favor, good turn, grace, indulgence, kindness, service. See HELP. II verb 1. To be an advantage to: advantage, avail, profit, serve. Archaic: boot2. Idiom: stand someone in good stead. See HELP. 2. To derive advantage: capitalize, gain, profit. See HELP.