Collocations for "benefit"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "benefit" in context.
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benefit
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [medical, work, maternity, public, unemployment, dental] benefits
- my [job, employer] provides [good, decent, great] benefits
- [apply for, be on, get, provide] unemployment benefits
- a [potential, significant] benefit
- wish I had better benefits
- would be a benefit [to, for] me
- would be an overall benefit
- would be a benefit to us both if
- will [say, repeat] it for your benefit
- created for [personal, financial, social] benefit
- for the benefit of those (of you) who
- [used, wanted] it for his own benefit
- [explain, outline, promote] the benefits of
- [reap, enjoy] the benefits of (a job well done)
- I'll give you the benefit of the doubt
- is a benefit of being [the son of the owner, an only child]
- is a benefit of having [a good savings, a decent income]
- that is the benefit of (not) [having, being]
- is a benefit that [would, could, should]
- benefit [package, plans, payments, claimant]
- [cheat, work, exploit] the benefit system
- the benefits system
- benefit [concert, bake sale, run]
- benefit the [community, school, public]
- will benefit [the poor, users, members]
- [designed, continue, likely, expected] to benefit
- [users, members] will benefit
- [can, might, will] benefit
- benefit from [aid, intervention, cooperation, experience]
- (an estimated) [2 million] [people, users, patients] have benefited from
- [2 million] [people] are thought to have benefited (from)
- benefited in [recent, many, current, some]
- benefited through [increased, streamlined]
- benefited over the past [3 years]
'benefit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):