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Collocations for benefit - noun

1. advantage

ADJECTIVE

considerable, enormous, great, huge, immense, major, real, significant, substantial, tremendous
This could bring real benefits for teachers.
clear, obvious, tangible
positive
perceived
Consumers choose organic meat for a number of reasons, including perceived health benefits.
apparent, supposed
proven
maximum
added, additional
The method has many additional benefits.
mutual
The different environmental groups could work together to their mutual benefit.
direct, indirect
potential
unexpected
long-term, short-term
lasting
practical
public
personal
clinical, economic, educational, environmental, financial, material, nutritional, psychological, social, therapeutic
fitness, health

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VERB + benefit

enjoy, experience, have
The industry will be one of the first to enjoy the benefits of the recovery.
children who have the benefit of a stable home background
derive, gain, get, obtain, reap, receive
The company derived substantial benefit from the deal.
I reaped the benefits of all my early training.
bring, confer, deliver, offer, produce, provide, yield
The new factory will bring considerable benefits to the area.
This deal will offer major benefits to industrialists and investors.
maximize
If you want to maximize the benefits of blueberries, eat them raw.
highlight
extol, promote, tout (esp. AmE)
a marketing campaign which promotes the cosmetic benefits of vitamin E
appreciate, recognize, see
I can see the benefits that such games give children.
evaluate, weigh
Weigh the benefits of hiring help before hiring new employees.
extend
These benefits will now be extended to agency workers.
deny sb
He had been denied the benefits of a good education.

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benefit + VERB

accrue
the benefits that accrue from a good education
arise from sth, result from sth
A number of benefits arise from having a fitter body.
outweigh sth
The benefits easily outweigh the cost.

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PREPOSITION

for sb's benefit
We shall do this for the benefit of the patients.
of benefit to
This arrangement will be of great benefit to you both.
to sb's benefit
It will be to everyone's benefit.
with the benefit of, without the benefit of
They somehow manage to work without the benefit of modern technology.
benefit for
the benefits for companies
benefit from
the benefits from tourism
benefit of
the benefit of a steady income
benefit to
What are the benefits to investors?

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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 benefits include free health insurance.
tax
employee, retiree (both AmE)
domestic-partner (esp. AmE)

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VERB + benefit

give
receive
extend
These benefits will now be extended to agency workers.
deny sb
Same-sex couples were denied the benefits given to married couples.

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benefit + NOUN

plan (esp. AmE)
benefits package

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3. (BrE) money

ADJECTIVE

welfare
state
insurance
means-tested, universal
One way to cut spending is to move from universal benefits to means-tested ones.
cash
generous
child, disability, health-care, housing, maternity, sickness, social-security
pension, retirement
jobless, unemployment

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… OF BENEFIT

amount, level

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VERB + benefit

be eligible for, be entitled to, qualify for
claim
You may be able to claim housing benefit.
collect, draw, get, receive
He receives unemployment benefit.
be dependent on
lose
She is worried that if she takes on a job she will lose her benefits.
cut, reduce, slash
The government has cut unemployment benefit.
increase

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benefit + VERB

be paid
Benefit is paid monthly.

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benefit + NOUN

benefits agency
office
payment
system
cut

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PREPOSITION

on benefit
He's on social security benefit.

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Collocations for benefit - verb

ADVERB

considerably, enormously, greatly, immensely, really, significantly, substantially, tremendously
fully
clearly, obviously, undoubtedly
The new law clearly benefits those earning the most money.
ultimately
equally
disproportionately
mainly, primarily
personally
directly, indirectly
We benefited directly from the reorganization.
economically, financially
We both benefited financially from the arrangement.

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PREPOSITION

from

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Benefit is used with these nouns as the subject:
proceeds

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Benefit is used with these nouns as the object:
economy, industry, mankind, stockholder, wildlife

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