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Dictionary: ben·e·fi·cial   (bĕn'ə-fĭsh'əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous.
  2. Law. Receiving or having the right to receive proceeds or other advantages.

[Middle English, from Old French beneficial, from Late Latin beneficiālis, from Latin beneficium, benefit. See benefice.]

beneficially ben'e·fi'cial·ly adv.
beneficialness ben'e·fi'cial·ness n.

SYNONYMS   beneficial, profitable, advantageous. These adjectives apply to what promotes a favorable result or gain. Beneficial is said of what enhances well-being: a trade agreement beneficial to all countries. Profitable refers to what yields material gain or useful compensation: profitable speculation on the stock market. Something advantageous affords improvement in relative position or in chances of success: found it socially advantageous to entertain often and well.


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Definition: advantageous
Antonyms: disadvantageous, harmful, hurting, unfortunate, unhelpful, unrewarding

adj

Definition: advantageous
Antonyms: detrimental, disadvantageous


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IN BRIEF: Being of help or use.

pronunciation Her latest invention could be very beneficial for our team.

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  • benificial

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fordelagtig, gunstig, gavnlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
voordelig, bevorderlijk

Français (French)
adj. - salutaire, avantageux, favorable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorteilhaft, (jur.) nutznießend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευεργετικός, αγαθοποιός, ωφέλιμος, χρήσιμος

Italiano (Italian)
vantaggioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - benéfico, proveitoso, usufrutuário (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
благотворный, полезный, выгодный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ventajoso, provechoso, beneficioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välgörande, fördelaktig, nyttig, hälsosam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有益的, 有帮助的, 有利的, 有权益的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有益的, 有幫助的, 有利的, 有權益的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이익을 누릴 수 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有益な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفيد, نافع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהנה, מועיל‬


 
 
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