To turn to account

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to be made profitable or advantageous; to become worth the while.

- Locke.

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avail Cash exploit harness take tap use utilize			The red-room was a square chamber, very seldom slept in, I might say never, indeed, unless when a chance influx of visitors at Gateshead Hall rendered it necessary to turn to account all the accommodation it contained: yet it was one of the largest and stateliest chambers in the mansion. Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context And I, through pardonable weakness, refrained from correcting the error; asking myself what good there would be in disturbing his last moments with information that he had neither power nor opportunity to turn to account. Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context The quarrel gave the elder lady numberless advantages which she did not fail to turn to account with female ingenuity and perseverance. Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context			To turn a penny To turn about To turn adrift To turn again To turn against To turn around one's finger To turn aside To turn away To turn back To turn head To turn in To turn into To turn King's evidence To turn off To turn on To turn out To turn over To turn over a new leaf To turn round To turn tail To turn the back To turn the back on one To turn the tables To turn tippet To turn to To turn to account To turn under To turn up To underrun a hose To underrun a tackle To unsheathe the sword To unship the oars To use one's self To use up To vary uniformly To veer and haul To veer away To venture at To wage battle To wage one's law To wait on To walk To walk after the flesh To walk after the Spirit To walk by faith To walk in darkness To walk in the flesh To walk in the light To walk one's chalks To walk over To walk the plank			To turn about To turn adrift To turn again To turn against To turn around one's finger To turn aside To turn away To turn back To turn head To turn in To turn into To turn King's evidence To turn off To turn on To turn out To turn over To turn over a new leaf To turn round To turn tail To turn the back To turn the back on one To turn the tables To turn tippet To turn to To turn to account To turn under To turn up To underrun a hose To underrun a tackle To unsheathe the sword To unship the oars To use one's self To use up To vary uniformly To veer and haul To veer away To venture at To wage battle To wage one's law To wait on To walk To walk after the flesh To walk after the Spirit To walk by faith To walk in darkness To walk in the flesh To walk in the light To walk one's chalks To walk over

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