pecuniary advantage
Britishnoun
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She was convicted of 13 counts of fraud, three of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, two of forgery and two of using a false instrument.
From BBC
She will be sentenced at the court on 28 February after being convicted of 13 counts of fraud, three of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, two of forgery and two of using a false instrument.
From BBC
Ms Alemi denies 13 counts of fraud, three of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, two of forgery and two of using a false instrument.
From BBC
Ms Brown, he said, was acting for "pecuniary advantage" and consequently had possibly been committing a criminal offence.
From BBC
But the pecuniary advantage has been offset by an unleashed desire to photograph the generally uncooperative birds, forcing expenditure of thousands of dollars on bigger, better camera equipment.
From New York Times
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