American English pronunciation
How to pronounce beneficial
IPA transcription: [,bɛnə'fɪʃəl]
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Adjective
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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”
Usage examples
- Further south, in Maryland and Delaware, the rains were also beneficial to arable land.
- Mutations that are not deleterious are assumed to be mostly neutral rather than beneficial.
- This can be beneficial in maintaining the shape or arrangement of a specimen.
- Some are thought to be parasites, while others are beneficial symbionts.
- Also, breaking up a big project into smaller components can be beneficial.
- Laughter has proven beneficial effects on various other aspects of biochemistry.
- They also fund other ventures beneficial to their members such as research.
- However, the beneficial effects were not significant and the ecological damage was great.
- This had important beneficial effects in the sphere of Dutch civil law, also.
- It's time to reach a successful and mutually beneficial decision.