hyöty — meaning in English

English meaning

• advantage noun Something that puts you in a better or more favorable position than others.
• 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.
• percentage noun A proportion or rate expressed as a number out of one hundred.
• profit noun The financial gain made after subtracting costs from revenue.
• use verb To employ something for a particular purpose.
• utility noun The quality of being useful or practical.

Senses

hyöty is used for these senses in English:

• avail (obsolete) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. [15th–19th c.]
• benefit An advantage; help or aid from something.
• benefit An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
• gain The act of gaining; acquisition.
• percentage (informal) Benefit or advantage.
• profit (dated, literary) Benefit, positive result obtained.
• use (uncountable, followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
• utility (philosophy) Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.

advantage — full definition

1. noun Something that puts you in a better or more favorable position than others.
2. noun In tennis, the point scored right after deuce, needed to win the game.
3. verb To give someone or something a favorable edge.

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.

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