benefitting

Reaping the rewards

Benefitting is a less common spelling of benefiting, the present participle of benefit.

Both forms are correct, though benefiting (one t) predominates in American English while benefitting appears more often in British English: The program is benefitting thousands of families.

To benefit is to receive advantage or to provide advantage to others.

philanthropy

donations

Gifts to organizations

foundation · grants · giving · aid · support · relief · sponsorship · patronage · contribution · fundraising

wellness

health

Condition of body, mind

self-care · vitality · healing · therapy · prevention · rehabilitation · recovery · improvement · enhancement · nourishment

advantage

edge

Boundary or sharpness

  • leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
  • gainPositive return received
  • headstartInitial competitive advantage

lead · vantage · opportunity · boon · privilege · favorability · convenience · strategic · tactical · competitive

profit

revenue

Business income total

capital · investment · shareholder · financial · wealth · monetization · growth · income · yield · appreciation

Opposites
gain vs. loss

benefittingsuffering

Sustained experience of distress

losing · declining · deteriorating · worsening · failing

helping vs. harming

benefittingharming

Causing injury or damage

hurting · damaging · injuring · hindering · impairing

gain vs. harm

benefittingsuffering

Sustained experience of distress

losing · harming · hurting · damaging · injuring

Family

benefit, benefits, beneficial, beneficiary, benefactor, benefiting, benefited, beneficence, benefitted

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G