"turn to good account" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: turns to good account [present, singular, third-person], turning to good account [participle, present], turned to good account [participle, past], turned to good account [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn to good account (third-person singular simple present turns to good account, present participle turning to good account, simple past and past participle turned to good account)
  1. (transitive) Use well; take advantage of. Tags: transitive Synonyms: put to good use, turn to account, put to good account
    Sense id: en-turn_to_good_account-en-verb-d6pKki0K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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