beneficiar

Senses

1. 1.

   to benefit

   to provide advantage or profit to someone or something

2. 2.

   to process, to refine

   to treat or process raw materials (agriculture, mining, industry)

3. 3.

   to benefit (oneself)

   reflexive: to gain advantage or profit from something (beneficiar-se)

Examples

• "A nova lei vai beneficiar milhões de trabalhadores."

  The new law will benefit millions of workers.

• "A empresa se beneficiou dos incentivos fiscais do governo."

  The company benefited from the government's tax incentives.

• "Esta usina beneficia arroz e outros grãos."

  This plant processes rice and other grains.

Usage

Common as a reflexive verb (beneficiar-se de/com algo). In agriculture and industry, frequently means to process or refine raw materials. Formal register, often used in legal, economic, and technical contexts. Don't confuse with "beneficir" which is not standard Portuguese.