definite benefit

collocation in English

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definite
adjective
uk
/ˈdef.ɪ.nət/us
/ˈdef.ən.ət/
fixed, certain, ...
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benefit
noun
uk
/ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/us
/ˈben.ə.fɪt/
a helpful or good effect, or something intended ...
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(Definition ofdefiniteandbenefitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thirdly, as this implies, devaluation itself will bring the industry adefinitebenefit.
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The fact of their three years, or whatever it might be, at the university was adefinitebenefitto them.
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In some cases that may be so, but in other cases the soldier receivesdefinitebenefitto himself as a result of his promotion.
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More women in work would be ofdefinitebenefitto society.
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It is virtually impossible in those circumstances to prove that one is bringing adefinitebenefitto the public by some agreement which has been made.
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But money spent on schools or hospitals is ofdefinitebenefitto the consumer and is part of his real standard of living in a necessary and tangible sense.
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It has been a hard treaty to negotiate, and there are definite benefits to this country of having it ratified.
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I deal now with the definite benefits that flow from home ownership.
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I saw definite benefits for agriculture, energy, health and transport.
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Definite benefits will accrue to a political party that admits that it has made a complete foul-up and has changed its policy.
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It has had real and definite benefits and not just in defined services.
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If that is her argument, she must be certain that for all part-time workers there are definite benefits to accrue from payments.
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They were employed largely on drainage and defence clearance work, which were definite benefits to agriculture.
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There are definite benefits to be had in simplifying the expression of the law.
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It is a definite scheme, practical, which would provide definite benefits for the people who most want them.
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We are reaping definite benefits from globalisation.
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