/ ˌbenɪˈfæktɪv; NAmE / adjective
( grammar ) relating to the person or thing that benefits from the action of the verb, for example 'for you' in 'I bought this for you'
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: from Latin benefactus capable of giving + -ive .
/ ˌbenɪˈfæktɪv; NAmE / adjective
( grammar ) relating to the person or thing that benefits from the action of the verb, for example 'for you' in 'I bought this for you'
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: from Latin benefactus capable of giving + -ive .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005