beneficial
/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
adjectivenoun
Helpful or good to something or someone.
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Adjective 3 meanings
Helpful or good to something or someone.
“Recycling and reusing garbage can be beneficial to the environment.”
Receiving a benefit from something.
“the beneficial owner of a company”
Relating to a benefice.
Noun 1 meaning
Something that provides a benefit.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).
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BENEFICIAL at a glance
BENEFICIAL has 10 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + F 4 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,111 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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