cobenefit

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A form of co-benefit — An immediate environmental benefit resulting from longer-term environmental policy.

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Meanings

nouncobenefit (plural cobenefits)

plural cobenefits

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of co-benefit.

    A cobenefit of reducing coal reliance would be a reduction in local particulate levels in China.

    2019, Matthew E. Kahn, Siqi Zheng, Blue Skies Over Beijing, page 226
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    It is clear from the table that water projects can lead to several climate cobenefits and climate projects can lead to a range of water cobenefits.

    2014, Sangam Shrestha, Mukand S. Babel, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Climate Change and Water Resources, page 228

Origin

From co- + benefit.

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APA

cobenefit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobenefit

MLA

“cobenefit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobenefit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cobenefit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cobenefit.

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