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Definition of benefactive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

benefactive

adjective
 
/ˌbenɪˈfæktɪv/
 
/ˌbenɪˈfæktɪv/
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  1. relating to the person or thing that benefits from the action of the verb, for example ‘for you’ in ‘I bought this for you’
    Word Origin1940s: from Latin benefactus ‘capable of giving’ + -ive.
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