Which spelling is correct: benefiting or benefitting? Which spelling is correct: benefiting or benefitting? Actually, from Google Ngrams, benefitting seems to be used slightly more frequently in American English than it is in British English I believe this is because, in American English, the rule is to double the consonant if there is stress on the last syllable, and in American English, benefit has secondary stress on the last syllable
Term for a type of relationship that two parties benefit from Looking for a term, phrase or idiom that best describes a special type of relationship between two parties, not necessarily humans, in which both gain unprecedented benefits However, such advantages
What is a word for to take pleasure in someone elses success? This appears to be similar to this question, What's the antonym for Schadenfreude? With the two most up-voted answers being Mitgefühl (a German word for "compassion") and Mudita (a Buddhist term for "finding joy in the happiness and success of others")
word meaning an object that is benefit from some action True enough, @Lawrence, but that presents reliability per se as an improvement OP is looking for some word defined as "that thing which is improved", parallel with "beneficiary" as "that person who receives a benefit"
A word for: something good that came out of something bad I need a single -word to describe something good that (unexpectedly) resulted from something bad This good thing could not have occurred without the bad event happening first, as a precursor Example sentence: "I got in a horrible car accident and broke my leg, but falling in love with my nurse at the hospital was the ____," (something like that)
phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I'm not even sure how to phrase the question, but I'm looking for a word that describes a situation where a person doesn't necessarily act unethically, but in which the ambiguity they create benefits
What is a word for someone that only does something to benefit them . . . In the case of your example paragraph: I am a follower, not a leader Hell, I'm not even that good of a follower either, just someone who will do your bidding for the right price Even then, if it doesn't benefit me -- or put you in debt to me -- I won't do it Moneygrabber Fits well, which is a countable noun derived from: Moneygrabbing Very interested in money and trying to get as much money