- beneficial (to something/somebody) improving a situation; having a helpful or useful effect synonym advantageous, favourable
- A good diet is beneficial to health.
- They finally came to a mutually beneficial agreement.
Extra Examples- I think it would be beneficial for each committee member to have a copy of the report.
- Some alternative treatments may prove highly beneficial.
- We only fund projects we consider to be socially beneficial.
- Lowering salt intake has a beneficial effect on blood pressure.
- Relaxation classes can be beneficial to people of all ages.
- Work experience is usually highly beneficial for students.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- consider something
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- extremely
- very
- highly
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- for
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin beneficialis, from beneficium ‘favour, support’, from bene ‘well’ + facere ‘do’.Definitions on the go
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