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benefit; profit; interest

NounSino-Korean: 利益

  1. 1

    benefit; profit; interest

    Something that is helpful or useful materially or mentally.

    Korean definition: 물질적으로나 정신적으로 보탬이나 도움이 되는 것.

    • To achieve something bigger, he had to sacrifice the small benefits in front of him.

    • For the benefit of the whole school, the students had to put up with a little inconvenience.

  2. 2

    profit

    Money left after subtracting the total cost from the total income earned during a certain period of time.

    Korean definition: 일정 기간 벌어들인 돈에서 그 돈을 버는 데 쓴 비용을 뺀 나머지 금액.

    • Every company tries to minimize production costs in order to maximize profit.

    • He emphasized to me that through this business I could make a profit of over ten million won a month.