Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Utility, advantage, or self-interest considered as the determinant of value or motivation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun For whose benefit? popularly, but incorrectly, for what use or end?
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Lit., for whose benefit; incorrectly understood, it came to be used in the sense, of what good or use; and hence, (what) purpose; object; specif., the ultimate object of life.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The principle that the ultimate
initiator of an action is likely he who stands togain from the action.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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That, and the answer to the ancient Latin question: cui bono?
MJ Rosenberg: Assassination in Tehran: An Act Of War? MJ Rosenberg 2012
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There are several reasons, but a good place to start is the old question "cui bono?"
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That, and the answer to the ancient Latin question: cui bono?
MJ Rosenberg: Assassination in Tehran: An Act Of War? MJ Rosenberg 2012
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The lawyer agreed: Yes, knowing the content of that holograph or self-written will, if it exists, would tell us cui bono, who benefits, yes, I understand you.
Wicked Will Bailey MacDonald 2009
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And both of you on the same errand and demanding the same information, no doubt: cui bono?
Wicked Will Bailey MacDonald 2009
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The lawyer agreed: Yes, knowing the content of that holograph or self-written will, if it exists, would tell us cui bono, who benefits, yes, I understand you.
Wicked Will Bailey MacDonald 2009
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And both of you on the same errand and demanding the same information, no doubt: cui bono?
Wicked Will Bailey MacDonald 2009
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Assuming that this really is purely political like everything else since 2000, cui bono?
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Nigeria- cui bono,where's Prezza, image politics a...
The cold creeps in, Cherie& Gordon, dreaming of meatpie uknaija 2006
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The evil genius himself, IBB lurks in the background and I wonder what role he has to play in all of this...as the lawyers say cui bono?
Nigeria- cui bono,where's Prezza, image politics and recent reading uknaija 2006
jmjarmstrong commented on the word cui bono
JM contemplates his status update and the niggling phrase 'cui bono' keeps coming to mind
February 1, 2010
biocon commented on the word cui bono
Literally, "with benefit to whom" (Latin).
February 28, 2014