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turn to account

turn to account verb: synonym of turn to good account.

Verb

turn to account (third-person singular simple present turns to account, present participle turning to account, simple past and past participle turned to account)

  1. Synonym of turn to good account.
    • There was conversation in the carriage and I learned certain details. One said that there would be an accident some day, and so forth. In a flash—as by an inspiration—I saw how the circumstance might be turned to account. A bad accident and the shares would certainly fall and my position would be...1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

Synonyms of turn to account

Forms of turn to account

third-person singular presentturns to account
present participleturning to account
past participleturned to account
pastturned to account

Questions about turn to account

What does turn to account mean?
Turn to account means synonym of turn to good account.
What part of speech is turn to account?
Turn to account is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn to account?
The past tense of turn to account is turned to account.

Words near turn to account in the dictionary

  1. turn the tables
  2. turn the tide
  3. turn the trick
  4. turn the turtle
  5. turn to
  6. turn to account
  7. turn to custard
  8. turn to dust
  9. turn to good account
  10. turn together
  11. turn traitor

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