beneficial
pronunciation
How to pronounce beneficial in British English:
UK [ˌbenɪˈfɪʃl]
How to pronounce beneficial in American English:
US [ˌbenɪˈfɪʃl]
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- Adjective:
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
Word Origin
- beneficial (adj.)
- mid-15c., "helpful, advantageous," from Middle French bénéficial and directly from Latin beneficialis "pertaining to a favor," from beneficium (see benefice). Related: Beneficially.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Not all of this influence is beneficial .
- 2. So the system has had far-reaching and beneficial consequences .
- 3. Whether they can cause a beneficial shift in other people is not known .
- 4. These approaches often have a smooth unexpected beneficial effect .
- 5. Beneficial investors , pensions funds and insurers need to support him .