Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn to good account

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
turn -to -good ac-count
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use well; to take advantage of.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

turns to good account (present, singular) turning to good account (participle, present) turned to good account (participle, past) turned to good account (past)

Synonyms

put to good account put to good use turn to account

Questions

What does turn to good account mean?
To use well; to take advantage of.

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