pecuniary advantage
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 28, 2023
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 • Jan. 10, 2023
Here the people, elated, apparently, by their recent victorious wars in Italy, and led on by hopes of pecuniary advantage to be derived from the war, decided to admit the Mamertini to the Roman alliance.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
Mr. Bartlett was on the spot, within an hour, taking measures for the immediate safety of the inmates, and his own ultimate pecuniary advantage.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
She has no idea of money in her mind, or any thought of pecuniary advantage.
From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony
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