beneficial

 
Pronunciation: /bɛnɪˈfɪʃ(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1resulting in good; favourable or advantageous: the beneficial effect on the economy the process was beneficial to both supplier and customer
  • 2 Law relating to rights to the use or benefit of property, other than legal title: the beneficiary will be taxed on the value of his beneficial use of the property

Derivatives

beneficially

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin beneficialis, from beneficium (see benefice)

Spelling help

Remember that beneficial begins with bene-.