beneficial

adjective

ben·e·fi·cial | \ ˌbe-nə-ˈfi-shəl

Definition of beneficial

1 : producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit entry 1 sense 1) the beneficial effects of regular exercise insects that are beneficial to your garden

2 : receiving or entitling one to receive advantage, use, or benefit a beneficial owner of securities a beneficial interest in an estate

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Examples of beneficial in a Sentence

He hopes the new drug will prove beneficial to many people. Regular exercise has many beneficial health effects. They have a relationship that is beneficial to both of them. Some insects are harmful but others are beneficial.

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In emerging markets, where battling inflation is a necessity, a move to focus on its underlying causes—currency fluctuations and commodity prices—would be beneficial. — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, "Why Central Bankers Are Moving Beyond Inflation Targets," 21 Dec. 2018 Establish your culture, your clan, in a city that has room for you, where your investment will be meaningful and beneficial to the city and won’t be met with hundreds of thousands of people saying ew, gross. — Lisa Selin Davis, Curbed, "Amazon’s New York City move is bad for the city—and for Amazon’s employees," 20 Nov. 2018 And those wasps may be in your house now, flying around and entirely beneficial. — Rob Dunn, Discover Magazine, "Our Attempts to Eradicate Insects are Just Making them Resistant to Pesticides," 16 Nov. 2018 The nuances of context offer special challenges in building smart strategies for healthy technology use and in shifting our interactions with technology from toxic to measured and beneficial. — Vivek Wadhwa And Alex Salkever, WIRED, "How Can We Make Technology Healthier for Humans?," 26 June 2018 Canton, who stood alongside honorary co-chairs and camp members Tyler Backus, Carly DeMartino and Jeremy Brown, discussed how beneficial the relationship between Travelers and the charity has been. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, "Travelers Championship Kicks Off With Opening Ceremony," 18 June 2018 Prevention and management of bipolar episodes almost always involves medication, but therapy can also be incredibly beneficial. — Jacqueline Andriakos, SELF, "This Is What a Bipolar Manic Episode Feels Like," 7 Dec. 2018 This can be hugely beneficial to a company's bottom line, if done correctly (and well). — Leah Bourne, Glamour, "Midterms Merch Is Big Business. But Will It Have an Impact at the Polls?," 24 Oct. 2018 Of course, not every alternative to fossil fuels will be equally beneficial. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Wind power makes the ground warmer even as it cools the planet," 7 Oct. 2018

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