benefiting

Getting good from

Benefiting is the present participle of benefit, describing the act of receiving advantage or doing good for someone.

When you are benefiting from something, you're gaining from it: She's benefiting from the extra tutoring.

When you're benefiting others, you're helping them: The new policy is benefiting low-income families.

The spelling with one t is standard in American English, while British English often doubles it to benefitting.

welfare

aid

Support given freely

relief · charity · provision · care · receiving · qualifying · eligibility · entitlement · social services · subsidized

advantage

leverage

Borrowed capital for amplified returns

  • edgeBoundary or sharpness
  • gainPositive return received
  • vantagePosition of advantage

favorable · strategic · opportunity · utility · usefulness · efficacy · effectiveness · competitive · positioning · outperforming

growth

development

Progress toward maturity

enrichment · flourishing · advancement · improvement · thriving · nurturing · cultivating · evolving · enhancing · strengthening

financial

profit

Gain exceeding expenditure

yield · lucrative · monetary · investment · dividend · capital · windfall · income · savings · appreciation

Opposites
effect on wellbeing

benefitingharming

Causing injury or damage

hurting · damaging · injuring · wounding · impairing

gain vs. loss

benefitingsuffering

Sustained experience of distress

losing · paying the price · declining · deteriorating · regressing

gain vs loss

benefitinglosing

Failing to win

suffering · forfeiting · sacrificing · missing out

Family

benefit, benefits, benign, beneficial, benevolent, beneficiary, benefactor, benevolence, benefited

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