Look up: beneficial

1. beneficial
   [adj] - tending to promote physical well-being 2. [adj] - promoting or enhancing well-being
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2. beneficial
   the true owner of a share,as opposed to any name in which it may be legally held Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • the person whom something really belongs to has the beneficial interest in it Category: Law • beneficial water use shall be held to mean the use...
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3. Beneficial
   Ben`e·fi'cial adjective [ Confer French bénéficial , Late Latin beneficialis .] 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to . « T...
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4. beneficial
   good adjective promoting or enhancing well-being; `an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries`; `the beneficial effects of a temperate climate`; `the experience was good for her`
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5. beneficial
   good adjective tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; `beneficial effects of a balanced diet`; `a good night`s sleep`; `the salutary influence of pure air`
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6. Beneficial
   • (a.) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate. • (a.) King. • (a.) Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.
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