Another word for behoove
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Verb
To be appropriate or suitable to
- To be appropriate for; befit.
- A set of matching outer garments, especially one consisting of a coat with trousers or a skirt, often worn on formal occasions.
- A person, especially an executive, who wears one of these garments at work.
- An outfit worn for a special activity:
- To be suitable to or appropriate for:
- To grow or come to be:
- To be appropriate or suitable to:
- To show to advantage; look good with:
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Another word for behoove
Verb
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- An advantageous gain or return; benefit.
- Financial gain from a transaction or from a period of investment or business activity, usually calculated as income in excess of costs or as the final value of an asset in excess of its initial value.
- To make a gain or profit.
- Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage:
- Help; aid:
- A payment made by a government agency or insurance company to qualifying persons in time of need:
- To grow or come to be:
- To be appropriate or suitable to:
- To show to advantage; look good with:
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