Webster's English Dictionary

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beneficial

ben.e.fi.cial \.ben-*-'fish-*l\ \-'fish-*-le-\ aj [L beneficium favor, 
   benefit] 1: conferring benefits : ADVANTAGEOUS  2: receiving or entitling 
   one to receive for one's own benefit promoting health or well-being; 
   ADVANTAGEOUS stresses a choice or preference that brings superiority or 
   greater success in attaining an end; PROFITABLE implies the yielding of 
   useful or lucrative returns - ben.e.fi.cial.ly av SYN syn ADVANTAGEOUS, 
   PROFITABLE: BENEFICIAL implies esp.