benefactive

ben e fac tive |ˌbenəˈfaktiv benɪˈfæktɪv |Grammar ▶adjective denoting a semantic case or construction that expresses the person or thing that benefits from the action of the verb, for example for you in I bought this for you . ▶noun the benefactive case, or a word or expression in it. ORIGIN 1940s: from Latin benefactus ‘capable of giving ’ + -ive .

benefactive

benefactive |ˌbɛnɪˈfaktɪv |Grammar ▶adjective denoting a semantic case or construction that expresses the person or thing that benefits from the action of the verb, for example for you in I bought this for you . ▶noun the benefactive case, or a word or expression in it. ORIGIN 1940s: from Latin benefactus ‘capable of giving ’ + -ive .