beneficial
adjective
conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful.
beneficially
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a word derived from
beneficial.
Example Sentences
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Those shares were “just sitting” in its accounts while briefly waiting for the trades to finalize; Hudson Bay lacked the “power to dispose” of them and didn’t beneficially own them, the judges found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The decisions we have outlined here demonstrate how we allocate our resources to most beneficially support our lifestyle.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026
It has been beneficially recast and heavily rewritten.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
He said the session “was not particularly pleasant,” but that it beneficially transformed how he views painful memories and provided a sought-after mystical experience.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
What the roller did for the individual pressman, the machine, which can only be beneficially applied to rapid and to very heavy printing, does for the great body of pressmen.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight
