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beneficial.

Helpful or good to something or someone.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ɫ̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌbɛn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˌbɛn.əˈfɪʃ.ɫ̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Helpful or good to something or someone.

    Recycling and reusing garbage can be beneficial to the environment.
  2. Receiving a benefit from something.

    the beneficial owner of a company
  3. Relating to a benefice.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).

noun/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ɫ̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌbɛn.əˈfɪʃ.əl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˌbɛn.əˈfɪʃ.ɫ̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Something that provides a benefit.

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).

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