The difference between Benefit and Hindrance
When used as nouns, benefit means an advantage, whereas hindrance means something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
Benefit is also verb with the meaning: to be or to provide a benefit to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Benefit and Hindrance
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Benefit as a noun:
An advantage; help or aid from something.
Examples:
"It was for her benefit. His benefit was free beer."
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Benefit as a noun (insurance):
A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
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Benefit as a noun:
An event such as a performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
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Benefit as a noun (obsolete):
beneficence; liberality
Examples:
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Benefit as a verb (transitive):
To be or to provide a benefit to.
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Benefit as a verb (intransitive):
To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
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Hindrance as a noun:
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
Examples:
"High-heeled shoes may be fashionable, but they can also be a hindrance to walking."
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Hindrance as a noun:
The state or act of hindering something
Examples:
"Your hindrance of this process will not be tolerated."