·noun Beneficence; liberality.
II. Benefit ·noun An act of kindness; a favor conferred.
III. Benefit ·noun Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments.
IV. Benefit ·noun Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit.
V. Benefit ·vi To gain advantage; to make improvement; to Profit; as, he will benefit by the change.
VI. Benefit ·vt To be beneficial to; to do good to; to Advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to Profit.
VII. Benefit ·noun A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to some charitable use.