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benefits

/ˈbɛn.ɪˌfɪts/ noun B1
  1. public assistance; welfare.
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To Jane, he could be only a man whose proposals she had refused, and whose merits she had undervalued; but to her own more extensive information, he was the person to whom the whole family were indebted for the first of benefits, and whom she regarded herself with an interest, if not quite so tender, at least as reasonable and just, as what Jane felt for Bingley.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 312 · B2
“You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 1 · B2
Benefits bestowed upon the evil-disposed increase their means of injuring you.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 31 · B2
The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 61 · B2

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