The difference between Benefit and Obstacle

When used as nouns, benefit means an advantage, whereas obstacle means something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress.

Benefit is also verb with the meaning: to be or to provide a benefit to.

check bellow for the other definitions of Benefit and Obstacle

  1. Benefit as a noun:

    An advantage; help or aid from something.

    Examples:

    "It was for her benefit. His benefit was free beer."

  2. Benefit as a noun (insurance):

    A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

  3. Benefit as a noun:

    An event such as a performance, given to raise funds for some cause.

  4. Benefit as a noun (obsolete):

    beneficence; liberality

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Webster (1623)"

  1. Benefit as a verb (transitive):

    To be or to provide a benefit to.

  2. Benefit as a verb (intransitive):

    To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.

  1. Obstacle as a noun:

    Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress

    Examples:

    "A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese."

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