benefit vs worth

benefit

noun
  • 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). 

verb
  • To be or to provide a benefit to. 

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

worth

noun
  • Merit, excellence. 

  • Value. 

  • Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions. 

  • An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time. 

adj
  • Deserving of. 

  • Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. 

  • Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating. 

How often have the words benefit and worth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )