beneficial

beneficial: ben·e·fi·cial /ˌbe-nə-'fi-shəl/ adj

1: providing benefits or advantages

2: receiving or entitling one to receive an advantage, benefit, or use

a beneficial shareholder

a beneficial estate

ben·e·fi·cial·ly /-shə-lē/ adv

beneficial: I adjective advantageous, aidful, aiding, anodyne, availing, beneficent, benign, benignant, conducive, constructive, contributive, contributory, convenient, cooperative, edifying, efficacious, favorable, fertile, for one's good, for one's interest, functional, gainful, good for one's advantage, helpful, helping, improving, invaluable, obliging, of general utility, of service, of value, paying, practicable, practical, productive, proficuous, profitable, prolific, promoting, propitious, prosperous, remunerative, salubrious, salutaris, salutary, salutiferous, serendipitous, to one's advantage, usable, useful, utilis, utilitarian, valuable, worthwhile associated concepts: beneficial association, beneficial enjoyment, beneficial estate, beneficial gift, beneficial interest, beneficial owner, beneficial power, beneficial purposes, beneficial use II index ancillary (auxiliary), contributory, convenient, corrigible, favorable (advantageous), gainful, instrumental, lucrative, medicinal, operative, palliative (abating), practical, profitable, propitious, purposeful, remedial, salubrious, salutary, valuable

beneficial: adj.
Profitable; advantageous; often used to describe entitlements enjoyed by the beneficiary of a trust who does not hold legal title to a property but is allowed to use it.

beneficial: n. A right or interest that derives from something other than legal title.

=>> estate, interest, owner, use, equitable.

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Synonyms:

Useful, profitable, advantageous, helpful, serviceable, salutary, wholesome, favorable, good for one's advantage, for one's good, for one's interest

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Beneficial — Ben e*fi cial, a. [Cf. F. b[ e]n[ e]ficial, LL. beneficialis.] 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; followed by to. [1913 Webster] The war which would have been most… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beneficial — beneficial, advantageous, profitable are applied to what brings good or gain. Beneficial refers to what promotes health or well being; advantageous, to what more directly conduces to relative superiority or subserves a desirable end; profitable,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
beneficial — (del lat. «beneficiālis») adj. De [los] beneficios eclesiásticos. * * * beneficial. (Del lat. beneficiālis). adj. Perteneciente o relativo a beneficios eclesiásticos … Enciclopedia Universal
beneficial — (adj.) mid 15c., helpful, advantageous, from M.Fr. bénéficial and directly from L. beneficialis pertaining to a favor, from beneficium (see BENEFICE (Cf. benefice)). Related: Beneficially … Etymology dictionary
beneficial — [ben΄ə fish′əl] adj. [ME < OFr < LL beneficialis < L benefacere: see BENEFACTION] 1. producing benefits; advantageous; favorable 2. receiving benefit 3. Law for one s own benefit [beneficial interest] beneficially adv … English World dictionary
Beneficial — (v. lat.), was zu einer Pfründe gehört … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
bénéficial — bénéficial, ale [benefisjal] adj. ÉTYM. 1369; lat. beneficialis, de beneficium. ❖ ♦ Vx ou hist. Qui concerne les bénéfices ecclésiastiques. || Matières bénéficiales. || Cause bénéficiale. || Revenus bénéficiaux. 0 Ce fut lui qui crut que Sénèque… … Encyclopédie Universelle
bénéficial — bénéficial, ale (bé né fi si al , a l ) adj. Qui concerne les bénéfices ecclésiastiques. Les revenus bénéficiaux. • Ce fut lui qui crut que Sénèque dans ses livres des bénéfices avait traité à plein fond des matières bénéficiales, BALZ. 2e disc … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
bénéficial — BÉNÉFICIAL, ALE. adj. Qui concerne les Bénéfices. Ce mot n est guère d usage que dans cette phrase, Matière Bénéficiale. Être savant dans les matières Bénéficiales … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
beneficial — adj. 2 g. Do benefício (eclesiástico) ou a ele relativo … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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