1. benefit
The advantage gained from something. the benefit of eating vegetables is that you are healthier. 2: benefit of the doubt. Choosing to believe someone despite their story or claims being likely to be untrue.
I got it through my head that my parent's strict rules were for my own benefit.
unemployment benefit
I have often observed how little young ladies are interested by books of a serious stamp, though written solely for their benefit. It amazes me, I confess; for, certainly, there can be nothing so advantageous to them as instruction.
Human society is a function of all humanity, those who profit most from it should pay the most for the benefit they gain, of course being greedy, they just want more.
The life lesson: giving people the benefit of the doubt can further your career and personal relationships!
I have one of my friends who graduated from university and became a fine public servant. Once he told me that what he had learned from school had been useless. However, what little philosophy he had learned proved to be of great benefit.
Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
Some people do not have a consistent set of principles; they just adopt whatever principles benefit them at the moment.
They claim that cigarettes have many psychological benefits, for example they calm them down and make them feel better.
How have people benefited from the fact that medicine has advanced so much in the last years?
Although government and military agencies were among the first to explore drones for their warfare capabilities, these winged devices are now also marketed to kids,(...), and just about anyone who can benefit from a viewpoint in the skies around them.
Visa liberalisation is intended to benefit the people of these countries, not to reward their politicians.
to be on benefit(s) / salary £20,000 plus benefits
Englisch Wort "świadczenie zasiłek"(benefit) tritt in Sätzen auf:
Business English - EfBS - U23 - Taxation2. welfare
I'll live on welfare.
Let us students contribute to the welfare of the victims of the earthquake; even pin-money will go a long way.
Especially over the last 20 years, the purported link between progressive welfare policies and economic failure in the Northern European countries seems to point to the difficulty of sustaining both full social welfare and international competitivity.
The prime minister's businesslike approach to welfare reform earned him accolades among the upper class.
Distrust of the Social Insurance Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare just keeps getting stronger.
The determining factor in question is whether this social welfare plan can facilitate the influx of immigrants.
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the publick to be the most anxious for its welfare.
When parents are far away from their children, there is nothing they can do about their safety or welfare.
welfare is situation when somebody is rich
In a welfare state, social services such as health and education are free.
Why should I take a part-time job at this salary when I could get more money from welfare?
welfare services
For example, China's public transport is without a doubt better than the UK's, but the UK's public welfare may be better than China's.