Benefit vs. Motivation — What's the Difference?

An advantage or profit gained from something

Motivation is what explains why people or animals initiate, continue or terminate a certain behavior at a particular time. Motivational states are commonly understood as forces acting within the agent that create a disposition to engage in goal-directed behavior.

A payment made by the state or an insurance scheme to someone entitled to receive it

The act or process of motivating

An event such as a concert or game that is intended to raise money for a particular player or charity

The state of being motivated; having a desire or willingness to act

Receive an advantage; profit

Something that motivates; an inducement, reason, or goal

Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage

Willingness of action especially in behavior.

Help; aid

The action of motivating.

A payment made by a government agency or insurance company to qualifying persons in time of need

Something which motivates.

A form of compensation, such as paid vacation time, subsidized health insurance, or a pension, provided to employees in addition to wages or salary as part of an employment arrangement. Also called fringe benefit.

An incentive or reason for doing something.

A public entertainment, performance, or social event held to raise funds for a person or cause.

(advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

(Archaic) A kindly deed.

The act or process of motivating.

To be helpful or useful to.

The mental process that arouses an organism to action; as, a large part of a teacher's job is to give students the motivation to learn on their own.

To derive benefit

The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a motivation{2}; as, the image of a peaceful world is a powerful motivation for only a rare few individuals.

An advantage; help or aid from something.

The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior;

(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

The condition of being motivated;

An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.

The act of motivating; providing incentive

(obsolete) beneficence; liberality

Intended audience (as for the benefit of).

(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.

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

An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit.

A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to some charitable use.

Beneficence; liberality.

Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments.

To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.

To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.

Financial assistance in time of need

Something that aids or promotes well-being;

A performance to raise money for a charitable cause

Derive a benefit from;

Be beneficial for;