beneficial
[ ben-uh-fish-uhl ]
/ ˌbɛn əˈfɪʃ əl /
adjective
conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
Law.
- helpful in the meeting of needs: a beneficial association.
- involving the personal enjoyment of proceeds: a beneficial owner.
Words nearby beneficial
benefactrix, benefic, benefice, beneficence, beneficent, beneficial, beneficiary, beneficiate, benefit, benefit in kind, benefit of clergy
Origin of beneficial
SYNONYMS FOR beneficial
OTHER WORDS FROM beneficial
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beneficial
beneficent beneficial benevolentDictionary.com Unabridged
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beneficial
/ (ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃəl) /
adjective
(sometimes foll by to) causing a good result; advantageous
law entitling a person to receive the profits or proceeds of propertya beneficial interest in land
Derived forms of beneficial
beneficially, adverbWord Origin for beneficial
C15: from Late Latin beneficiālis, from Latin beneficium kindness
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