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beneficial
What does beneficial mean?
beneficial (adjective): helpful or good to something or someone.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use beneficial in a sentence?
- Recycling and reusing garbage can be beneficial to the environment. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce beneficial?
/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does beneficial come from?
From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to beneficial
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “beneficial” mean?
first in a series of copies or versions
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having or giving off a high temperature
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helpful or good to something or someone
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of lesser importance or stature or rank
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