receiving an advantage or profit from something; gaining something good from a situation or action.
From 'benefit' (Latin 'beneficium,' meaning kindness or favor) plus '-ing' (present participle suffix). The word entered Middle English through Old French 'benefice.'
In American English, we spell it 'benefiting' (one t) but British English uses 'benefitting' (two t's)—and this spelling difference reveals rules about when English doubles consonants!
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