benefits
UK/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪts//ˈbɛn.ɪˌfɪts/
benefits noun: public assistance; welfare. Also the plural of benefit.
Noun
benefits
- public assistance; welfare.
- Her dad had been on benefits for years so she never ever received pocket money. When she walked to school she would scour the pavements for coins.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
Also used as
benefits is also the plural of benefit.
benefits is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of benefit.
benefits meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
benefits in Hindi
- लाभ, लाभों
benefits in Tamil
- பலன்கள், பயன்கள்
benefits in Urdu
- فوائد, فائدے
More languagesFewer languages
- benefits in Bengali
- উপকারিতা
- benefits in Telugu
- ప్రయోజనాలు
- benefits in Malayalam
- ആനുകൂല്യങ്ങൾ, നേട്ടങ്ങൾ, പ്രയോജനങ്ങൾ
- benefits in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು, ಲಾಭಗಳು
- benefits in Punjabi
- ਲਾਭ
- benefits in Gujarati
- લાભો
- benefits in Odia
- ଲାଭ, ଉପକାରିତା
- benefits in Nepali
- लाभहरू, लाभ, फाइदाहरू
Words formed from benefits
Phrases with benefits
Questions about benefits
- What does benefits mean?
- Benefits means public assistance; welfare.
- What is benefits in Hindi?
- Benefits in Hindi is लाभ, लाभों. See Benefits meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is benefits?
- Benefits is a noun.
- How do you pronounce benefits?
- Benefits is pronounced /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪts/ (UK).
Words near benefits in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: benefits (page history and authors); benefits (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benefits (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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