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   beneficial

   /ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. resulting in good; favourable or advantageous: "the beneficial effect on the economy"
   • 2. relating to rights to the use or benefit of property, other than legal title: "the appellant had no beneficial interest in the house"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin beneficialis, from beneficium (see benefice).

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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