hyödyttää — meaning in English

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.
• profit noun The financial gain made after subtracting costs from revenue.

Senses

hyödyttää is used for these senses in English:

• avail (intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
• benefit (transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
• profit (transitive) To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody).

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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