Definitions
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- noun Something that is a disadvantage or has a deleterious effect; a drawback.
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- noun Anything
disadvantageous
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Examples
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The converse of this benefit to consumers is of course a disbenefit to manufacturers and retailers who have made profits from segmenting markets and charging higher prices in one than another.
BRITAIN, THE EURO AND THE EU Alex Allan 2009
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To illustrate this point, he observed that iTunes charge 79p a track regardless of the existence of sound recording protection or lack thereof, and concluded that extending copyright would not act to the disbenefit of consumers.
Copyright Moves from Reason to Emotion glyn moody 2008
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If it inures to my disbenefit, then it inures to my disbenefit.
Making Sense of McCain-Feingold and Campaign-Finance Reform 2003
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If it inures to my disbenefit, then it inures to my disbenefit.
Making Sense of McCain-Feingold and Campaign-Finance Reform 2003
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"It was to our disbenefit in a sense," he told his colleagues.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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"It was to our disbenefit in a sense," he told his colleagues.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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"It was to our disbenefit in a sense," he told his colleagues.
Raw Story 2010
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But what's the point of doing the same for other traffic if it's to the disbenefit of people trying to cross the A200 trying to get to the park/to work? because public transport doesn't own the roads ... it shares the roads. the issue is about speeding up the stop start flow of traffic by getting rid of some traffic lights ... no brainer really
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"It was to our disbenefit in a sense," he told his colleagues.
Raw Story 2010
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"It was to our disbenefit in a sense," he told his colleagues.
Raw Story 2010
sarra commented on the word disbenefit
aaaaaaaaaaaaargh.
May 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word disbenefit
"Mr McKenzie said giving Metro and V/Line shared use of the platforms would require construction of a new rail overpass across the Sunbury line, new V/Line train stabling yards and new overhead electric wires.
'A full economic evaluation of the (Metro) proposal was carried out, which showed the reliability benefits were not justified given the cost and passenger disbenefits,' he wrote."
- Adam Carey, Peak-hour rail crisis coming, Metro warns, 26 Nov 2012.
November 25, 2012