noun
plural -fits
a good or helpful result or effect [count]
money that is paid by a company (such as an insurance company) or by a government when someone dies, becomes sick, stops working, etc. [count]
[count] :something extra (such as vacation time or health insurance) that is given by an employer to workers in addition to their regular pay :fringe benefit
[count] :a social event to raise money for a person or cause
have the benefit of
to be helped by (something) :to be able to use (something)
the benefit of the doubt
When people give you the benefit of the doubt, they treat you as someone who is honest or deserving of trust even though they are not sure that you really are.
without the benefit of
or US without benefit of
without the help of (something or someone)
with the benefit of
with the help of (something) :by using (something)
verb
-fits; -fited also -fitted; -fiting also -fitting
[+ obj] :to be useful or helpful to (someone or something)
[no obj] :to be helped