behoof

That which is advantageous to a person; behalf, interest, advantage, profit, benefit.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈhuːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: behoof

Inherited from Old English: behōf

Cognate with Dutch: behoef

Cognate with German: Behuf

Cognate with Danish: behov

In summary

From Middle English behoof, behof, from Old English behōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf. Akin to Dutch behoef, German Behuf (“necessity”), Danish behov (“requirement”) (from Middle Low German). Related to have and heave.

Synonyms

profit

advantage

benefit

gain

Translations

συμφέρον

όφελος

profit

beneficio

utilità

çıkar

fayda

menfaat

فائدة

yarar

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