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- Dictionaryben·e·fi·cial/ˌbenəˈfiSH(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. favorable or advantageous; resulting in good: "the beneficial effect on the economy"
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The meaning of BENEFICIAL is producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits. How to use beneficial in a sentence.
helpful, useful, or good: The improvement in sales figures had a beneficial effect / influence on the company as a whole. A stay in the country will be beneficial to his health. Fewer examples. The psychiatric team decided that it would not be beneficial to keep her in hospital.
If it's beneficial, then it's good for you — or for something. Studying is beneficial to your grades. Exercise is beneficial to your health.
1. (sometimes foll by to) causing a good result; advantageous. 2. (Law) law entitling a person to receive the profits or proceeds of property: a beneficial interest in land. [C15: from Late Latin beneficiālis, from Latin beneficium kindness] ˌbeneˈficially adv.
Definition of 'beneficial' beneficial. (benɪfɪʃəl ) adjective B2. Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives. ...vitamins which are beneficial to our health. [+ to] Using computers has a beneficial effect on children's learning. Synonyms: favourable, useful, valuable, helpful More Synonyms of beneficial.
helpful, useful, or good: The improvement in sales figures had a beneficial effect / influence on the company as a whole. A stay in the country will be beneficial to his health. Fewer examples. The psychiatric team decided that it would not be beneficial to keep her in the hospital.
beneficial (to something/somebody) improving a situation; having a helpful or useful effect synonym advantageous, favourable. A good diet is beneficial to health. They finally came to a mutually beneficial agreement. opposite detrimental
Beneficial definition: conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful. See examples of BENEFICIAL used in a sentence.
BENEFICIAL meaning: producing good or helpful results or effects producing benefits.
Producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous. A trade agreement beneficial to all countries. American Heritage. Producing benefits; advantageous; favorable. Webster's New World. Involving the receipt of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or trust. American Heritage.
