How to pronounce benefit
American English pronunciation
BEN-uh-fit
- IPA
- /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
- Syllables
- BEN · uh · fit (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What benefit means
Most people know benefit in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A show put on to raise money for a good cause
In a sentence: The school band played at a benefit for the animal shelter on Saturday night.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a good deed, made from words meaning "well" and "to do." It is the same word as benefit meaning something helpful.
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