American English pronunciation

How to pronounce beneficial

IPA transcription: [,bɛnə'fɪʃəl]

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Adjective

  • 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.