BENEFITS

"BENEFITS" is a plural of: benefit.

Date "BENEFITS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Insurance

Labor

Statistics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Ingratitude

Verb: be ungrateful; Adjective: forget benefits; look a gift horse in the mouth.

Noun: ingraNoun: ingratitude, thanklessness, oblivion of benefits, unthankfulness.

Adjective: ungrateful, unmindful, unthankful; thankless, ingrate,Adjective: ungrateful, unmindful, unthankful; thankless, ingrate, wanting in gratitude, insensible of benefits.

Benefits forgot; thankless task,thankless office.

Crosswords: BENEFITS

The benefits are terrific (The In-Laws; writing credit: Andrew Bergman)

I'm reading this great new book on the benefits of reciprocal social integrational relationships within the work environment (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin)

Really? Well, newbie, I'm glad that you finally found a woman who enjoys the benefits of a same sex relationship (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken)

The benefits, you see, of age and seniority (The Equalizer; writing credit: Grenville Casey; Loraine Despres)

No, we'd only lose our pension benefits. (I Spy; writing credit: James B. Allardice)

Best friend with benefits (Head Over Feet; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

I do benefits for all religions -- I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality. (references; author: Bob Hope)

We make great money! We have great benefits! We do no work! We are union members! (references; author: unknown)

Come, work for the Lord. The work is hard, the hours long, and the pay low. But the retirement benefits are out of this world. (references; author: unknown)

Fringe Benefits (1974)

Cancer Fund Film Notables Attend Glittering Benefits (1951)

The Benefits of Looking Ahead (1950)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Report by the Government Actuary on the drafts of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1994 and the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Fund Payments) Order 1994 (reference)

• Comparing Compensation Adequacy: Workers' Compensation Permanent Disability Benefits in Five States (reference)

• Jobs Rated Almanac: The Best and Worst Jobs--250 in All--Ranked by More Than a Dozen Vital Factors Including Salary, Stress, Benefits, and More) (reference)

• Wiley GAAP for Employee Benefits Plans (reference)

• Disability Workbook for Social Security Applicants: Managing Your Application for Disability Insurance Benefits, Revised and Expanded August 2001 (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Aba Members Guide : Programs Services Benefits (reference)

• Academy Alert - Pensions & Employee Benefits (reference)

• Benefits & Compensation International (reference)

• Benefits & Compliance Alert (reference)

• Benefits And Compensation Solutions (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Consumer Goods

• Conair Body Benefits Touch & Tone (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

This poster was displayed during World War II in order to promote the benefits of using penicillin in order to cure Gonorrhea. Credit: CDC.

A US Fish and Wildlife volunteer assists with the lift nets. Lift nets were used before and after the restoration to sample resident fish populations to determine changes in productivity to the marsh, before and after restoration and to monitor restoration benefits. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Care of private land is important for the future of those who will farm the land as well as those who will reap the benefits of a healthy land. Credit: Tim McCabe.

Farmer and Craig Odell (right), NRCS District Conservationist, discuss the benefits of composting chicken manure. Farmer is collecting a sample for nutrient analysis. [Slide 97CS3121]. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Field border of grass and legumes offers a turn area at the end of the crop row for this Cherokee County farmer. Other benefits include erosion control, wildlife habitat, and improved water quality. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Tree provide many benefits for the environment. Credit: Dot Paul.

Oscar Stevens (left) and Craig Odell (right), NRCS, District Conservationist discuss the benefits of composting chicken manure. Stevens is collecting a sample for nutrient analysis. Credit: USDA.

Because much of the cost of a cow is the feed and labor needed to maintain her, fewer but higher yielding cows mean lower priced milk. Dairy herd improvement ultimately benefits consumers. Photo by Keith Weller. Credit: USDA ARS News.

From seed planting to yarnmaking, cotton textile production in the United States benefits from many labor-saving devices. One such invention developed by the Agricultural Research Service speeds accurate assessment of fiber quality in raw cotton. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Agricultural Research Service entomologist Brad Higbee (left) explains the benefits of areawide insect pest suppression to Jerry Wattman, manager of this apple orchard near West Parker Heights, Washington. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

On the other side, honour and support, all that which gratitude requires to return for the benefits received by and from them, is the indispensable duty of the child, and the proper privilege of the parents. (Second Treatise of Government)

The nature and amount of the products which shall enjoy the benefits of this regime shall be communicated each year to the German Government. (reference)

Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. (reference)

In more recent cases, all on the graduate school [347 U.S. 483, 492] level, inequality was found in that specific benefits enjoyed by white students were denied to Negro students of the same educational qualifications. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

CT also has unique diagnostic benefits. (references)

Your goal is high quality health benefits. (references)

Physical activity carries risks as well as benefits. (references)

Business

ISDN has many benefits. (references)

The PA enjoys all benefits of the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement. (references)

Tibet also benefits from a wide variety of favorable economic and tax policies. (references)

Children

Burma

Military veterans with disabilities receive available benefits on a priority basis. (references)

Belarus

Families with children continued to receive token government benefits, such as discounted transportation. (references)

Morocco

If a father does not register his child, the child is without civil status and the benefits of citizenship. (references)

Civil Liberties

Congo

Exemption from taxation is among the benefits granted to religious organizations. (references)

Chad

Registration confers official recognition but not any tax preferences or other benefits. (references)

Austria

The result is that asylum applicants denied assistance have no legal recourse to acquire benefits. (references)

Discrimination

Singapore

Social, economic, and cultural benefits and facilities are available to all citizens regardless of race, religion, or sex. (references)

Canada

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms provides for equal benefits and protection of the law regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, sex, age, or mental or physical disability. (references)

Economic History

Canada

NAFTA offers tariff-free benefits for US-produced goods. (references)

Human Rights

Pakistan

Salaries and benefits are inadequate. (references)

Mexico

Prosecutor salaries and benefits vary by region and agency. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

Prisoners receive wages for prison work and benefits for good behavior. (references)

Indigenous People

Canada

The treaty ended a range of special tax breaks and other benefits available under previous arrangements. (references)

Australia

In real terms, the Government increased funding for Aboriginal benefits by 5 percent over the previous fiscal year. (references)

Japan

According to a 1999 survey, 3.72 percent of Ainu receive welfare benefits, roughly double the national average of 1.84 percent. (references)

Minorities

Qatar

Noncitizens do not receive the same benefits as citizens. (references)

Hungary

Once unemployment benefits are exhausted, and with social services stretched thin, the majority of Roma live in desperate poverty. (references)

Portugal

In January a new law went into effect that provides a framework for undocumented aliens to obtain legal status and access to social and health benefits. (references)

Political Economy

Luxembourg

The standard of living and the level of social benefits are high. (references)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

The Maternity Protection Act of 1998 provides for maternity benefits. (references)

MEXICO

The law and collective agreements also provide extensive additional benefits. (references)

Political Rights

Singapore

The PAP has used the threat to withdraw benefits as a means of assuring popular support. (references)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Government acknowledged that it had withheld pension benefits from opposition members of Parliament voted out of office but asserted that it had paid pension benefits to those entitled to them. (references)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

PAM leadership reported that one person had not been paid; the Government asserted that it needed information about her remuneration from her law firm before it could calculate her pension benefits. (references)

Trade

Jamaica

The aim of this Act is an expansion of the benefits provided under the CBI. (references)

Honduras

In 1998, however, the government extended FTZ benefits to the entire nation. (references)

Honduras

Honduras benefits from three preferential trade arrangements with the United States. (references)

Travel

Saudi Arabia

Local Saudi employee taxes are 15 percent of base or combined with benefits. (references)

Finland

A foreigner is usually covered by the Finnish social security after moving to Finland, with health care as one of the benefits. (references)

Korea

In order to close a deal during the context of negotiations, the benefits to the group, whether it is to the company or country, should be persuasively put forth. (references)

Women

Pakistan

Women routinely are denied equal opportunities for promotion, pay, and benefits. (references)

Portugal

Maternity leave was increased in 2000 from 90 days to 120 days with full pay and benefits. (references)

Mauritania

In the modern wage sector, women also received family benefits, including 3 months of maternity leave. (references)

Worker Rights

Mongolia

Some employees receive housing benefits. (references)

Pakistan

Large numbers of workers do not enjoy these benefits. (references)

Austria

Every worker is entitled to a variety of generous social benefits. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "BENEFITS": ex ante measurement of benefits ♦ ex post measurement of benefits ♦ extended benefits ♦ Federal Supplemental Benefits ♦ forget benefits ♦ fringe benefits ♦ insensible of benefits ♦ Insurance Benefits ♦ labor benefits ♦ oblivion of benefits ♦ proportionate benefits ♦ Salaries and Fringe Benefits ♦ social security benefits ♦ stranded benefits ♦ Supplementary Benefits Act ♦ unemployment benefits ♦ Victims of Persecution Benefits Act. Additional references.

Beginning with "BENEFITS": benefits-in-kind.

Ending with "BENEFITS": cost-benefits, dis-benefits.

Chinese 

權益 (rights and benefits). (various references)

Danish

ydelser. (various references)

Dutch

werkloosheidsuitkering (unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation, unemployment relief). (various references)

Finnish

etuudet. (various references)

French

prestations de chômage, indemnité. (various references)

German

Unterstützungsleistungen, nützt (avails, is of use), begünstigt (abets, favored, favoured, favours, panders). (various references)

Greek 

αναζήτηση παροχών που έχουν χορηγηθεί αχρεωστήτως (recovery of benefits which were not due), εκτός ίσως από ορισμένες σπάνιες εξαιρέσεις,στις περιπτώσεις παρα-γωγικών σχηματισμών μικρής πιέσεως ή συνδεδεμένων με υδροφόρο λεπτό ορ� (the benefits of the perforated completion overshadow those of the open hole type), εκτίμησις πραγματικών αποτελεσμάτων (ex post measurement of benefits, ex post measurement of effects), εκτίμησις πραγματικών οφέλων (ex post measurement of benefits, ex post measurement of effects), εκτίμησις πιθανών αποτελεσμάτων (ex ante measurement of benefits, ex ante measurement of effects), εκτίμησις πιθανών οφέλων (ex ante measurement of benefits, ex ante measurement of effects), εντελώς δωρεάν χορήγηση των παροχών εις είδος (wholly cost-free benefits in kind), επιμερισμός κεφαλαίου υπέρ συντάξεων (allocation to employee benefits, allocation to pension funds, allocation to personel welfare institution, allocation to staff welfare funds), επιμερισμός κεφαλαίου υπέρ βελτίωσης των συνθηκών εργασίας (allocation to employee benefits, allocation to pension funds, allocation to personel welfare institution, allocation to staff welfare funds), επιμερισμός κεφαλαίου υπέρ επιδομάτων των εργαζομένων (allocation to employee benefits, allocation to pension funds, allocation to personel welfare institution, allocation to staff welfare funds), επιδόματα (allowances, bonuses, extra pay, grants), επίδομα γήρατος για αγρότες (farmer's old-age benefits, old-age insurance for farmers), διοίκηση και προσωπικό (management and personnel, management and staff, personnel expenses, salaries and directors'emoluments, salaries and employee benefits, salaries and wages, staff expenses and salaries), ασφάλιση γήρατος για αγρότες (farmer's old-age benefits, old-age insurance for farmers), χορηγούμενες άμεσες κοινωνικές παροχές (direct benefits provided), αναζήτηση αχρεωστήτων παροχών (recovery of benefits which were not due), αναζήτηση αχρεωστήτως καταβληθέντων παροχών (recovery of benefits provided but not due), αναλογικές παροχές (proportionate benefits), ανταμείβομαι (reap the benefits), αποζημιώσεις που αποτελούν μορφή κοινωνικών παροχών (claims constituting a form of social benefits), αποδέκτες των κοινωνικών παροχών (recipients of social benefits), αφορολόγητα επιδόματα (non-contributory benefits), ορισμένα καθήκοντα ή ορισμένα πλεονεκτήματα (certain appointments or benefits), οι κοινωνικές παροχες περιλαμβάνουν όλες τις τρέχουσες μεταβιβάσεις-σε χρήμα ή σε είδος-που χορηγούνται στα νοικοκυριά με την παρέμβαση κ� (equivalent counterpart provided by the beneficiary, social benefits include all current transfers, without there being any simultaneous), δρέπω τα οφέλη (reap the benefits), δικαιούχος κοινωνικής βοήθειας (claimant for social security benefits), δικαιούχος παροχών (beneficiary, person in receipt of benefits, recipient(of benefits)), επίδομα ασθένειας (sickness benefit is the generic term which encompasses both SSP benefits and sickness compensation, statutory sick pay, the latter being payable when the illness is the fault of the employer), προσφερόμενη διανομή κερδών ως επιδομάτων των εργαζομένων (proposed allocation to employee benefits), έξοδα προσωπικού και μισθοί (management and personnel, management and staff, personnel expenses, salaries and directors'emoluments, salaries and employee benefits, salaries and wages, staff expenses and salaries), έξοδα διοικήσεως (administration and office expenses, business and office expenses, business and office overheads, general and office expenses, management and personnel, management and staff, operating expenses, operating general expenses, personnel expenses, salaries and directors'emoluments, salaries and employee benefits, salaries and wages, staff expenses and salaries), έντυπο Ε301 (certificate concerning the periods to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits, E301 form), έντυπο Ε123 (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, E123 form), έντυπο Ε112 (certificate concerning the retention of the right to sickness or maternity benefits currently being provided, E112 form), έντυπο Ε106 (certificate of entitlement to sickness and maternity insurance benefits for persons residing in a country other than the competent country, E106 form), συνταξιοδότηση πλεονάζοντος προσωπικού (retirement benefits for staff who are no longer needed), βεβαίωση περί των περιόδων που μπορούν να ληφθούν υπόψη για τη χορήγηση παροχών ανεργίας (certificate concerning the periods to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits, E301 form), βεβαίωση δικαιώματος για παροχές σε είδος της ασφάλισης κατά των εργατικών ατυχημάτων και των επαγγελματικών ασθενειών (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases), βεβαίωση δικαιώματος για παροχές ασθένειας και μητρότητας σε είδος,σε περίπτωση κατοικίας σε κράτος μέλος διαφορετικό από το αρμόδιο κράτ (certificate of entitlement to sickness and maternity insurance benefits for persons residing in a country other than the competent country), βεβαίωση διατήρησης του δικαιώματος για χορηγούμενες ήδη παροχές της ασφάλισης ασθένειας και μητρότητας (certificate concerning the retention of the right to sickness or maternity benefits currently being provided, E112 form), μισθοί και ημερομίσθια (management and personnel, management and staff, personnel expenses, salaries and directors'emoluments, salaries and employee benefits, salaries and wages, staff expenses and salaries), χορήγηση παροχής (granting of a benefit, granting of benefits, payment of a benefit, provision of a benefit, provision of benefits, receipt of benefits), μη φορολογούμενα επιδόματα (non-contributory benefits), χορήγηση μίας παροχής (granting of a benefit, granting of benefits, payment of a benefit, provision of a benefit, provision of benefits, receipt of benefits), προτεινόμενη διανομή κερδών ως επιδομάτων των εργαζομένων (proposed allocation to employee benefits), πληρώ τις προϋποθέσεις γενέσεως του δικαιώματος παροχών εις είδος (to satisfy the conditions for acquisition of the right to benefits in kind), παροχές ιατρικής περίθαλψης (medical treatment benefits), παροχές που εξαρτώνται από προϋπόθεση διαμονής (benefits linked to conditions of residency), παροχές υγείας σε είδος (health benefits in kind), παροχές επαγγελματικών ασθενειών (benefits in respect of occupational diseases), υπάρχει συνεργασία μεταξύ δύο ή περισσοτέρων διαφορετικών ειδών όταν τα είδη αυτά βρίσκονται σε σχέση χαλαρής αλληλεξάρτησης που τα ωφελε (different species populations are loosely linked together in a relationship which benefits both). (various references)

Italian

indennit� di disoccupazione. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

余沢 (blessings). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

よたく (blessings, deposition). (various references)

Norwegian

frynsegoder (fringe benefits). (various references)

Pig Latin

enefitsbay.(various references)

Portuguese

benefícios extras (fringe benefits), benefícios proporcionais (proportionate benefits), beneficiario de prestações (beneficiary, person in receipt of benefits, recipient(of benefits)), aceitação de determinadas funções ou benefícios (certain appointments or benefits), a cooperação de duas ou mais espécies implica uma relação pouco forte da qual todas elas beneficiam (cooperation exists when two, different species populations are loosely linked together in a relationship which benefits both, or all, or more, parties), formulário E112 (certificate concerning the retention of the right to sickness or maternity benefits currently being provided, E112 form), formulário E106 (certificate of entitlement to sickness and maternity insurance benefits for persons residing in a country other than the competent country, E106 form), encargos trabalhistas (labor benefits), distribuição proposta para instituições de previdência a favor do pessoal (proposed allocation to employee benefits), destinatários das prestações sociais (recipients of social benefits), concessão de prestações (granting of a benefit, granting of benefits, payment of a benefit, provision of a benefit, provision of benefits, receipt of benefits), formulário E301 (certificate concerning the periods to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits, E301 form), apresentação dum pedido de prestações (applying for benefits, lodging a claim for benefits, making an application for benefits, submission of a claim for benefits), gratuitidade completa das prestações em espécie (wholly cost-free benefits in kind), avaliação dos benefícios prováveis (ex ante measurement of benefits, ex ante measurement of effects), avaliação dos benefícios (ex post measurement of benefits, ex post measurement of effects), atestado relativo aos períodos a ter em conta para a concessão das prestações de desemprego (certificate concerning the periods to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits, E301 form), atestado relativo � manutenção das prestações em curso,do seguro de doença e maternidade (certificate concerning the retention of the right to sickness or maternity benefits currently being provided, E112 form), atestado de direito � s prestações em espécie do seguro de doença e maternidade no caso de pessoas que residam num outro país que não o país competente (certificate of entitlement to sickness and maternity insurance benefits for persons residing in a country other than the competent country, E106 form), atestado de direito � s prestações em espécie do seguro contra acidentes de trabalho e doenças profissionais (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, E123 form), cálculo das prestações pagas aos migrantes e aos seus dependentes (calculation of benefits due to migrants and entitled dependents), preencher as condições para ter direito � s prestações em espécie (to satisfy the conditions for acquisition of the right to benefits in kind), seguros desemprego (unemployment benefits), remuneração de empregados (management and personnel, management and staff, personnel expenses, salaries and directors'emoluments, salaries and employee benefits, salaries and wages, staff expenses and salaries), remuneração de órgãos de gestão e fiscalização (management and personnel, management and staff, personnel expenses, salaries and directors'emoluments, salaries and employee benefits, salaries and wages, staff expenses and salaries), reforma do pessoal excedentário (retirement benefits for staff who are no longer needed), recuperação de prestações indevidas (recovery of benefits which were not due), prestações por doença profissional (benefits in respect of occupational diseases), prestações não contributivas (non-contributory benefits), prestações ligadas � s condições de residência (benefits linked to conditions of residency), formulário E123 (certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind under insurance against accidents at work and occupational diseases, E123 form), prestações acessórias (fringe benefits, wage supplements), subsídio de doença (sickness benefit is the generic term which encompasses both SSP benefits and sickness compensation, statutory sick pay, the latter being payable when the illness is the fault of the employer), pessoa que beneficia de assistência (claimant for social security benefits), outros custos com o pessoal (management and personnel, management and staff, personnel expenses, salaries and directors'emoluments, salaries and employee benefits, salaries and wages, staff expenses and salaries), Lei relativa � s prestações complementares do seguro de velhice,de sobrevivência e de invalidez (Law on supplementary benefits to the old-age, survivors'and invalidity insurance), introdução dum pedido de prestações (applying for benefits, lodging a claim for benefits, making an application for benefits, submission of a claim for benefits), indemnizações que constituem uma forma de prestação social (claims constituting a form of social benefits), ilustração dos lucros futuros (illustrating the future benefits), prestações directas concedidas (direct benefits provided). (various references)

Spanish

prestación (benefit, feature). (various references)

Swedish

förmåner (privileges). (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "BENEFITS": disbenefits. (additional references)

Misspellings

"BENEFITS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bebefit, benafit, benefet, benefite, benefites, benefitsca, Benefo, Beneforti, beneift, beneits, benelips, Benezit, benfit, benfits, benifit, benifits, bennefit, benoist, Benowitz, bonnefons, bonnefous. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: benefit.

-2 letters: befits, betise, feints, finest, infest.

-3 letters: beefs, beets, befit, benes, bents, beset, bines, bints, bites, feint, feist, fetes, fines, inset, neifs, neist, nites, seine, sente, senti, stein, teens, tense, tines.

-4 letters: beef, been, bees, beet, bene, bens, bent, best, bets, bine, bins, bint, bise, bite, bits, efts, fees, feet, fens, fete, fets.

+2 letters: benefiters, disbenefit.

+3 letters: disbenefits.

+4 letters: benefactions, beneficiates, defibrinates, rubefacients, subinfeudate.

+5 letters: beautifulness, butterfingers, defensibility, featherbrains, refurbishment, subinfeudated, subinfeudates.