noun, masculine/be.ne.fis/plural: bénéfices
profit, earning; benefit, advantage
“Souvent deux familles prennent une ferme indivise, et les bénéfices sont partagés proportionnellement au nombre d'enfants et aux services qu'ils rendent.” — Two families often set up an undivided farm, and the profits are shared in proportion to the number of children and to the work they do.
Inherited from Old French benefice (attested since 1198), borrowed from Latin beneficium.