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печалба — meaning in English

pechalba

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English meaning

  • avail verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
  • benefit noun An advantage, gain, or help that comes from something.
  • gain verb To get or come to have something, especially something useful or valuable.
  • good adj Acting in a way that is kind, moral, or beneficial.
  • margin noun The blank space at the edge of a page.
  • prize noun An award given to the winner of a competition, contest, or lottery.
  • profit noun The financial gain made after subtracting costs from revenue.
  • win verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.

Senses

печалба is used for these senses in English:

  • avail (now, _, only, _, US) Proceeds; profits from business transactions. [from 15th c.]
  • benefit An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
  • gain The act of gaining; acquisition.
  • good (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
  • margin (finance) The yield or profit; the selling price minus the cost of production.
  • prize That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
  • profit (accounting, economics) Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
  • profit (dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.

avail — full definition

  1. verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
  2. noun Use or benefit, especially in the phrase "to no avail," meaning without success.

benefit — full definition

  1. noun An advantage, gain, or help that comes from something.
  2. noun A payment provided under an insurance policy or government support scheme.
  3. verb To gain an advantage; to be helped by something.

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