To be or to provide a benefit to.
To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
An advantage; help or aid from something.
An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
Intended audience (as for the benefit of).
To use up or waste; squander.
To drive away, disperse.
To vanish by dispersion.
To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.