Thesaurus: beneficial

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1. a. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.
2. a. Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate.
3. a. King.
4. adj. promoting or enhancing well-being
5. 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profito. The war which would have been most beneficial to us. Swift. 2. (Law) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate. Kent. 3. King. [Obs.] "A beneficial foe." B. Jonson. Syn. -- See Advantage.
6. Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, orbenefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate. Kent.
7. j:100 s. promoting or enhancing well-being