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1 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) nauda2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) turėti naudos2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) išeiti į naudą•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
2 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) aukojimas2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) auka3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) pasiaukojimas2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) aukoti2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) paaukoti•- sacrificially -
3 profit
['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) pelnas2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) nauda2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) gauti pelno, pasinaudoti- profitably
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