beneficial

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   promoting or enhancing well-being

   an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries

2. 2
   adj

   Helpful or good to something or someone.

   Recycling and reusing garbage can be beneficial to the environment.

3. 3
   adj

   Receiving a benefit from something.

   the beneficial owner of a company

4. 4
   noun

   Something that provides a benefit.

   Daytime temperatures may be too hot for just-released beneficials, and birds and other predators are out in full force during the day.

5. 5
   adj

   Relating to a benefice.

Etymology

From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).