individual benefit

[ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl ˈbenɪfɪt]
nounpl: individual benefits
benefício individual
1. A financial or non-financial advantage, gain, or privilege granted to or received by a single person rather than a group or organization
The health insurance plan offers individual benefits such as dental and vision coverage.
O plano de seguro de saúde oferece benefícios individuais, como cobertura de odontológica e oftalmológica.
2. In legal or insurance contexts, an advantage or payment provided directly to a specific person under a policy or program
She claimed an individual benefit from the government's unemployment program.
Ela solicitou um benefício individual do programa de desemprego do governo.
3. An advantage gained by one person from an action or decision
The policy prioritizes individual benefit over collective welfare.
A política prioriza o benefício individual em detrimento do bem-estar coletivo.
In Brazil, 'benefício individual' is commonly used in social security (INSS), labor law, and private insurance contexts. The concept is particularly relevant in discussions about individual versus collective rights and in the context of social programs and employment benefits. In the USA, the term appears frequently in employee benefits packages and insurance documentation.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
personal benefitindividual advantageprivate gainpersonal gainindividual entitlement
Antonyms / Antônimos
collective benefitgroup benefitcommon goodpublic benefitshared advantage

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
benefício individual
Standard usage in legal, insurance, and social security contexts
São Paulo
benefício individual
Commonly used in business and insurance sectors
Rio de Janeiro
benefício individual
Standard usage, sometimes informally shortened to 'benefício'
Portugal
benefício individual
Used similarly in Portuguese legal and insurance contexts

Related Words

benefitpersonaladvantageentitlementwelfareinsurancecompensationsubsidy

Related Idioms & Phrases

for individual benefit
seek individual benefit
claim individual benefits
maximize individual benefit
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