[ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- resulting in good; favourable or advantageous
(e.g: the beneficial effect on the economy)

- relating to rights to the use or benefit of property, other than legal title
(e.g: the appellant had no beneficial interest in the house)


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