The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - benefit n.

1) advantage, profit, good, sake, gain, aid, help, service: It would be to their benefit to call off the strike. 2) Often, benefits. perquisite(s) , emolument(s) , allowance(s) , extra(s) , fringe benefit(s) , Colloq perk(s) : We offer one of the best schemes in the industry for employee benefits. --v. 3) improve, aid, help, better, promote, further, advance, forward: Enrolling on a management course could benefit your chances for advancement. 4) profit, gain: No one has ever personally benefited a penny from these contributions.