benefitt
benefitt is the archaic spelling of benefit.
Meaning of benefit
Noun
benefit (countable and uncountable, plural benefits)
- An advantage; help or aid from something.
- She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.
- Synonyms:
- foredeal, advantage, aid, assistance, boon, help, percentage
- A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
- Synonyms:
- subsidy
- An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
- Gore Vidal […] will be sharing his wit and wisdom at the Arlington Street Church on Wednesday, April 5th at 7:00. The appearance is a benefit for the Boston/Boise Committee and the tickets are priced at $5.1978 April 8, Eric Rogers, “People, Places and Flings”, in Gay Community News, page 13
- beneficence; liberality
- The Birds, that liue i'th field / On the vvilde Benefit of nature, liue / Happier then vve; for they may chooſe their Mates, / And carroll their ſvveet pleaſures to the Spring: […]1612–1613 (date written), John Webster, The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. […], London: […] Nicholas Okes, for Iohn Waterson, […], published 1623, →OCLC, Act III, scene v, signature [H3], recto
- Intended audience (as for the benefit of).
- The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.
Forms of benefitt
| plural | benefitts |
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Questions about benefitt
- What is benefitt the archaic spelling of?
- Benefitt is the archaic spelling of benefit.
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