benefício

See also: beneficio, benefició, and beneficiò

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• beneficio (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese beneficio, borrowed from Latin beneficium.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.neˈfi.si.u/ [be.neˈfi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /be.neˈfi.sju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.neˈfi.si.u/ [be.neˈfi.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /be.neˈfi.sju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.neˈfi.si.o/ [be.neˈfi.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /be.neˈfi.sjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.nɨˈfi.sju/

• Hyphenation: be‧ne‧fí‧ci‧o

Noun

benefício m (plural benefícios)

1. benefit (positive consequence)

   Antonym: malefício

2. advantage

   Synonym: vantagem

3. profit, gain

   Synonyms: lucro, ganho

4. boon, good

Related terms

• beneficiar