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co-benefit

co-benefit noun: an immediate environmental benefit resulting from longer-term environmental policy.

Noun

co-benefit (plural co-benefits)

  1. An immediate environmental benefit resulting from longer-term environmental policy.
    • Climate co-benefits refer to the share of financing dedicated to climate change adaptation or mitigation in operations financed by the World Bank.2021 March 11, Unknown, “What you need to know about client co-benefits”, in World bank group
    • Co-benefits are the additional positive environmental, socio-economic and First Nations outcomes delivered by carbon farming projects.2024 June 19, Unknown, “Co-benefit overview”, in Queensland Government

Forms of co-benefit

pluralco-benefits
alternative formcobenefit

Origin of co-benefit

From co- + benefit.

Questions about co-benefit

What does co-benefit mean?
Co-benefit means an immediate environmental benefit resulting from longer-term environmental policy.
What part of speech is co-benefit?
Co-benefit is a noun.
What is the plural of co-benefit?
The plural of co-benefit is co-benefits.

Words near co-benefit in the dictionary

  1. co-beds
  2. co-believer
  3. co-believers
  4. co-belligerent
  5. co-belligerents
  6. co-benefit
  7. co-benefits
  8. co-brand
  9. co-branded
  10. co-branding
  11. co-brandings

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