Advantage, benefit, profit. Cf. frame, n. 1.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] (161) fremea700 Advantage, benefit, profit. Cf. frame, n. 1. redeeOE That which is advisable, advantageous, or profitable; aid, succour; remedy; reward. Also: a remedy, a solution. noteeOE Use, usefulness, profit, advantage. Now rare (Shetland in later use). goodOE The welfare or benefit of a person, group, etc.; well-being, happiness, prosperity. Usually with possessive of of-phrase. goodnessOE A benefit, an advantage; a good or advantageous thing. Also as a mass noun, esp. in later use: benefit, advantage, profit. Obsolete. framec1175 Advantage, benefit, profit; = freme, n. Also in to do frame: to do (someone) good, to benefit. Obsolete. winc1175 Gain, acquisition, profit; also, advantage, benefit. Obsolete. bihevec1230 Behoof; advantage. behoofc1275 Use, benefit, advantage. Chiefly in to, for, on, (formerly into, till) (the) behoof of. (In, on behoof of, are due to confusion with behalf.) plural… advantagec1300 Benefit; increased well-being or convenience. As a count noun: a benefit received. prowc1300 Advantage, profit; benefit, good, ‘weal’. Cf. prow, adj. wellc1300 Well-being, welfare, advantage, profit. Contrasted with woe. Cf. weal, n.1 2b. Now rare. wainc1315 Profit, advantage. profita1325 A favourable circumstance or condition; advantage, gain; a person's benefit or good. bewaynec1375 Profit, advantage. vantagec1380 Advantage, benefit, profit, gain. Now archaic. goodshipc1390 A good thing; a benefit. prewa1400 Advantage, benefit, well-being. until one's prew: to one's advantage; very well. steada1400 Advantage, avail, profit, service, support; esp. in to stand in stead, also †to stand to stead, †to stand stead; to do, †make, †render stead. Now… benefice1426 Favourable influence or operation; advantage, favour, protection, benefit. Obsolete exc. Historical. vailc1430 Advantage, benefit, profit. Obsolete. utilityc1440 The quality of being advantageous or profitable, profit, advantage, use. Frequently const. of (a person, etc.). Obsolete. of availc1450 of avail: of advantage or assistance in accomplishing a purpose, effective, effectual. of no avail, without avail: ineffectual. to little avail… prevaila1460 Advantage or benefit; an advantageous opportunity; = avail, n.. fordeal1470 Advantage. winning1477 Profit (in general), advantage. Obsolete. encherishingc1480 transitive ? = cherish, v. Implied in enˈcherishing n. Obsolete in quot. 1480 apparently used in sense ‘benefit, advantage’. benefit1512 Advantage, profit, good. (The ordinary sense.) for the benefit of: for the advantage of, on behalf of. †to take benefit of (a thing): to take… booty1581 A remedy; advantage. emolument1633 Advantage, benefit, comfort. Obsolete. handhold1655 The power or opportunity to hold on to something with the hand or hands, esp. in climbing; (also) the action or an act of doing so. Also (and in… withgate1825 cui bono1836 ‘To what use or good purpose?’; hence, sometimes as n.: the question of the practical advantage of anything; practical utility as a principle. Subcategories:— vast amount of (1) — relation in respect of (25) — advantage, profit, or use (7) — resulting from something (6) — advantage, purpose, or worthwhileness (5) — advantageous or beneficial quality (15) — action of benefiting (5) — beneficial influence (5) — an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance (40) — one who desires benefit (3) — turning to account (14) — taking advantage (1) — route leading to benefit or advantage (1) |
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