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- benefactive/ˈbɛnɪfæktɪv/Relating to or denoting a semantic role of a person or entity that benefits from the action of a verb.adjectivenounVery Low
- benefactor/ˈbenɪfæktə(r)/A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.nounC1
- benefactress/ˈben.ɪ.fæk.trəs/A woman who gives money or other help to a person, organization, or cause; a female benefactor.nounC1
- benefactrix/ˈbɛnɪfaktriks/A female person who gives help, especially financial help, or does good for a person or cause.nounVery Rare (C2)
- benefice/ˈbɛnɪfɪs/An ecclesiastical office or position, typically a parish, that provides a permanent income (a 'living') for its holder, usually a rector or vicar.nounverbverb-transitiveC2
- beneficence/bɪˈnɛfɪs(ə)ns/The act of doing good or showing kindness; charitable action.nounC2
- beneficiary/ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəri/A person or entity that receives benefits, advantages, or funds from something, especially from a will, insurance policy, trust, or other legal arrangement.adjectivenounC1
- beneficiate/ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃɪeɪt/To process raw material (especially ore) to improve its value or prepare it for smelting.verb-transitiveC2
- benefit/ˈbɛnɪfɪt/Something that promotes or enhances well-being, a positive advantage or gain.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- benefit in kind/ˈbɛnɪfɪt ɪn ˈkaɪnd/A non-monetary benefit or perk given by an employer to an employee or director, considered part of their compensation for tax purposes.nounLow (Specialist)
- benefit of clergy/ˌbɛnɪfɪt əv ˈklɜːdʒi/A legal privilege granting immunity from prosecution in a secular court for members of the clergy, derived from medieval church authority.nounC2
- benefit of the doubt/ˈbɛnɪfɪt əv ðə daʊt/The presumption that someone is innocent, truthful, or correct until proven otherwise, especially in a situation of uncertainty.nounC1
- benefit society/ˈbɛnɪfɪt səˈsaɪəti/An organisation whose members pay regular subscriptions to provide mutual financial assistance, especially in times of illness or unemployment.nounB2/C1
- benefits/ˈbɛnɪfɪts/Advantages, profits, or helpful effects gained from something.nounC1
- benelux/ˈbɛnəlʌks/A political and economic union comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.nounLow/Uncommon (primarily found in political, economic, and European contexts)
- benempt/bɪˈnɛm(p)t/Past participle and past tense of an archaic verb meaning 'to name' or 'to call by name'.verbArchaic
- benes/ˈbɛnɛʃ/A nickname or informal short form for the first name Benedict, Benito, or occasionally, Benjamin.nounVery Low
- benet/bɪˈnɛt/to catch in or as if in a net; to ensnare.nounVery Low / Archaic / Literary
- benevento/ˌbɛnɪˈvɛntəʊ/A city in the Campania region of southern Italy.nounVery Low
- benevolence/bɪˈnev.əl.əns/The quality of being well-meaning and kind.nounC1
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