# beneficial

Pronunciation: US say "ben-uh-FISH-uhl" /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/; UK

## Adjective

1. Producing good results or having a helpful effect on a person or thing.
   - Simple: Having a good or helpful effect on a person or thing.
   - _Regular exercise is beneficial for both the heart and the mind._
   - _The trade agreement proved beneficial to farmers on both sides of the border._
3. Relating to a benefice, the endowed church office that provides its holder with income or property.
   - Simple: Having to do with a church position that gives a priest income or land.
   - _The bishop reviewed the beneficial rights attached to the parish living._
   - _Disputes over beneficial income occupied the church courts for years._

## Noun

2. A thing or factor that provides a benefit.
   - Simple: A thing that helps or does some good.
   - _The council weighed every beneficial the new policy might deliver to residents._
   - _Among the merger's beneficials were faster service and lower prices._

## Origin

From Late Latin beneficiālis ("beneficial"), which comes from Latin beneficium meaning "benefit, favor, or kindness."

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