The difference between Benefit and Use

When used as nouns, benefit means an advantage, whereas use means the act of using.

When used as verbs, benefit means to be or to provide a benefit to, whereas use means to employ.

check bellow for the other definitions of Benefit and Use

  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:

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  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. Use as a noun:

    The act of using.

    Examples:

    "the use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations; there is no use for your invention"

  2. Use as a noun (uncountable, followed by "of"):

    Usefulness, benefit.

    Examples:

    "What's the use of a law that nobody follows?"

  3. Use as a noun:

    A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.

    Examples:

    "This tool has many uses."

  4. Use as a noun:

    Occasion or need to employ; necessity.

    Examples:

    "I have no further use for these textbooks."

  5. Use as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.

  6. Use as a noun (archaic):

    Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.

  7. Use as a noun (obsolete):

    Common occurrence; ordinary experience.

  8. Use as a noun (religion):

    The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.

    Examples:

    "the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc."

  9. Use as a noun (forging):

    A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.

  1. Use as a verb (transitive):

    To utilize or employ. To employ; to apply; to utilize. To expend; to consume by employing. To exploit. To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly. To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted. To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.

    Examples:

    "'Use this knife to slice the bread."

    "We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem."

    "I used the money they allotted me."

    "We should use up most of the fuel."

    "She used all the time allotted to complete the test."

    "You never cared about me; you just used me!"

    "He uses cocaine.'' ''I have never used drugs."

    "Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day."

    "I could use a drink. My car could use a new coat of paint."

  2. Use as a verb (reflexive, obsolete, with "to"):

    To accustom; to habituate. To become accustomed, to accustom oneself.

    Examples:

    "soldiers who are used to hardships and danger q still common"

    "to use the soldiers to hardships and danger q now rare"

  3. Use as a verb (intransitive, now, rare, literary):

    To habitually do; to be wont to do.

  4. Use as a verb (intransitive, now, rare, literary):

    To habitually employ; to be wont to employ.

  5. Use as a verb (intransitive, past tense with infinitive):

    To habitually do. See used to.

    Examples:

    "I used to get things done."

  6. Use as a verb (dated):

    To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.

    Examples:

    "to use an animal cruelly"

  7. Use as a verb (reflexive, obsolete):

    To behave, act, comport oneself.

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