See also: benefice and Benefice

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French benefice (attested since 1198), borrowed from Latin beneficium.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /be.ne.fis/
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  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /bɛ̃nifis/

Noun

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bénéfice m (plural bénéfices)

  1. profit, earning
    • 1856, Eugène Bonnemère, Histoire des paysans, depuis la fin du moyen âge jusqu'à nos jours : 1200-1850 [History of peasants, from the end of the Middle Ages to our own times: 1200-1850], volume 2, Paris: F. Chamerot, page 447:
      Souvent deux familles prennent une ferme indivise, et les bénéfices sont partagés proportionnellement au nombre d’enfants et aux services qu’ils rendent.
      Two families often set up an undivided farm, and the profits are shared in proportion to the number of children and to the work they do.
  2. benefit, advantage

Derived terms

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