Which word can also mean a payment from an insurance company or social welfare program?

• A. Benefit
• B. Bias
• C. Bond
• D. Buffet

Answer: (A)

Benefit is the word that fits the sense of a payment from an insurance company or social welfare program. In policy and insurance contexts, a benefit is the money or services provided to someone to help with costs or support. For example, unemployment benefits are payments from the government to people who are out of work, and health insurance benefits cover portions of medical expenses. While benefit can also mean an advantage or perk in everyday use, here the focus is on the payment aspect from a program. The other terms don’t convey that sense: bias is prejudice, bond is a debt instrument or a connection, and buffet can mean a meal or to strike repeatedly.