Benefit vs Worthiness - What's the difference?
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An advantage, help, sake or aid from something.
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A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
A performance, etc, given to raise funds for some cause.
(obsolete) beneficence; liberality
To be or to provide a benefit to.
* Bible, Jer. xviii. 10
To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
(uncountable) The state or quality of having value or merit.
(countable) The result or product of having value or merit.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
(countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.
Benefit is a related term of worthiness.
As nouns the difference between benefit and worthiness
is that benefit is an advantage, help, sake or aid from something while worthiness is (uncountable) the state or quality of having value or merit.As a verb benefit
is to be or to provide a benefit to.benefit
English
Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* beneficial * benefiterSynonyms
* (advantage, help ): foredeal, advantage, aid, assistance, boon, help * (payment ): subsidyAntonyms
* (advantage, help ): disadvantage, encumbrance, hindrance, nuisance, obstacle, detrimentSee also
* lagniappeVerb
- I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.