Definition

1. Noun:
   • Profit, gain, or material benefit: Refers to money or other tangible advantages obtained from an activity, transaction, or position. It often implies financial or material returns.
   • Lucre (formal/literary): Monetary gain, sometimes with a negative connotation of being pursued for its own sake.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công việc này mang lại nhiều lợi lộc. (This job brings a lot of profit/benefit.)
  • Anh ta chỉ nghĩ đến lợi lộc cá nhân. (He only thinks of personal gain.)
  • Buôn bán như thế chẳng lợi lộc gì. (Trading like that yields no profit at all.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can carry a slightly negative or critical nuance when it describes an excessive or selfish pursuit of material gain, similar to the English word "lucre."
  • Sự ham mê lợi lộc có thể làm hỏng con người. (The passion for lucre can corrupt a person.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lợi ích (n): Benefit, interest. This is a more neutral and general term for advantage or welfare, not solely material.
  • Vì lợi ích chung của cộng đồng. (For the common benefit of the community.)
• Lợi nhuận (n): Profit (specifically financial, often used in business contexts).
  • Công ty đạt được lợi nhuận cao. (The company achieved high profits.)

Synonyms

• Profit: A financial gain.
• Gain: An increase in wealth or resources.
• Advantage: A condition giving a greater chance of success (though less directly material).
• Lucre: Money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful.

Related Idioms

• Ham mê lợi lộc: To be greedy for gain; to be avaricious.
  • Sự ham mê lợi lộc la passion du lucre. (The passion for lucre.)
• Chạy theo lợi lộc: To chase after profit/material gain.
  • Đừng để bản thân chỉ chạy theo lợi lộc. (Don't let yourself just chase after material gain.)