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по́лза — meaning in English

polza

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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.
  • boot noun A sturdy shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.
  • good adj Acting in a way that is kind, moral, or beneficial.
  • profit noun The financial gain made after subtracting costs from revenue.
  • sake noun The purpose, reason, or benefit behind doing something (used in phrases like "for the sake of").
  • use verb To employ something for a particular purpose.
  • utility noun The quality of being useful or practical.

Senses

по́лза is used for these senses in English:

  • avail (obsolete) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. [15th–19th c.]
  • behoof (dated) That which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit.
  • benefit An advantage; help or aid from something.
  • boot (uncountable) Profit, plunder.
  • good (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
  • profit (dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.
  • sake the benefit or regard of someone or something
  • use (uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.

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.

Related Bulgarian words