Quality vs. Benefit — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Quality and Benefit
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Quality
The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something
An improvement in product quality
These colleges provide a better quality of education
Benefit
An advantage or profit gained from something
Enjoy the benefits of being a member
The changes are of benefit to commerce
Quality
A distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something
He shows strong leadership qualities
The plant's aphrodisiac qualities
Benefit
A payment made by the state or an insurance scheme to someone entitled to receive it
Part-time jobs supplemented by means-tested benefits
Families on benefit
Quality
Of good quality; excellent
He's a quality player
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Benefit
An event such as a concert or game that is intended to raise money for a particular player or charity
A benefit gig
The social season was highlighted by debutante balls and charity benefits
Quality
An inherent or distinguishing characteristic; a property
The medicinal qualities of a plant.
Benefit
Receive an advantage; profit
The areas would benefit from regeneration
Quality
A personal trait, especially a character trait
"The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence" (George S. Patton).
Benefit
Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage
The nurse explained the benefits of regular exercise.
Quality
Essential character; nature
"The quality of mercy is not strain'd" (Shakespeare).
Benefit
Help; aid
The field trip was of great benefit to the students.
Quality
Superiority of kind
An intellect of unquestioned quality.
Benefit
A payment made by a government agency or insurance company to qualifying persons in time of need
An increase in welfare benefits.
Quality
Degree or grade of excellence
Yard goods of low quality.
Benefit
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.
Quality
Investments that have a low risk of loss or default
The flight to quality.
Benefit
A public entertainment, performance, or social event held to raise funds for a person or cause.
Quality
High social position
People of quality.
Benefit
(Archaic) A kindly deed.
Quality
Those in a high social position
Likes to associate with quality.
Benefit
To be helpful or useful to.
Quality
(Music) Timbre, as determined by harmonics
A voice with a distinctive metallic quality.
Benefit
To derive benefit
You will benefit from her good example.
Quality
(Linguistics) The character of a vowel sound determined by the size and shape of the oral cavity and the amount of resonance with which the sound is produced.
Benefit
An advantage; help or aid from something.
She can't read, so the voice recording was made for her benefit.
Exposure to cutting-edge technologies is one of the benefits of the job.
Quality
(Logic) The positive or negative character of a proposition.
Benefit
(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
Quality
Having a high degree of excellence
The importance of quality health care.
Benefit
An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
Quality
(uncountable) Level of excellence.
This school is well-known for having teachers of high quality.
Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income.
Benefit
(obsolete) beneficence; liberality
Quality
(countable) Something that differentiates a thing or person.
One of the qualities of pure iron is that it does not rust easily.
While being impulsive can be great for artists, it is not a desirable quality for engineers.
Security, stability, and efficiency are good qualities of an operating system.
Benefit
Intended audience (as for the benefit of).
The whole scene was staged for his benefit, and it completely fooled him.
Since my wife is Canadian, whenever we have dinner with my family, they keep bringing up anything they've heard about Canada lately for her benefit.
Quality
(archaic) Position; status; rank.
Benefit
(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
Quality
(archaic) High social position. (See also the quality.)
A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.
Membership of this golf club is limited to those of quality and wealth.
Benefit
(intransitive) To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary.
Quality
(uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed to scope of functions or quantity of items.
Benefit
An act of kindness; a favor conferred.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
Quality
(thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total mass of the mixture.
Benefit
Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or adds value to property; advantage; profit.
Men have no right to what is not for their benefit.
Quality
The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI feels like.
To identify quality try asking, "what does it feel like?".
Benefit
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.
Quality
A newspaper with relatively serious, high-quality content.
Benefit
Beneficence; liberality.
Quality
Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.
We only sell quality products.
That was a quality game by Jim Smith.
A quality system ensures products meet customer requirements.
Benefit
Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments.
Quality
The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.
We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with many of the city not of the meanest quality.
Benefit
To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.
I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Quality
Special or temporary character; profession; occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.
I made that inquiry in quality of an antiquary.
Benefit
To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he will benefit by the change.
Quality
That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it; distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute; peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait; as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in quality; the great quality of a statesman.
Benefit
Financial assistance in time of need
Quality
An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.
He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and fencing which accompany a good breeding.
Benefit
Something that aids or promotes well-being;
For the common good
Quality
Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.
I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they will look in their traveling habits.
Benefit
A performance to raise money for a charitable cause
Quality
An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone;
The quality of mercy is not strained
Benefit
Derive a benefit from;
She profited from his vast experience
Quality
A degree or grade of excellence or worth;
The quality of students has risen
An executive of low caliber
Benefit
Be beneficial for;
This will do you good
Quality
A characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something;
Each town has a quality all its own
The radical character of our demands
Quality
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound);
The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely
The muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet
Quality
High social status;
A man of quality
Quality
Of superior grade;
Choice wines
Prime beef
Prize carnations
Quality paper
Select peaches
Quality
Of high social status;
People of quality
A quality family
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