turn (something) to account

To gain or profit from something. I'm confident that I can turn this new invention of mine to account.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Danail	-	Bulgarian
Holcomb	['hɔlkəum]
Busch	[buəʃ]
RenÁTa	RE-nah-taw (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Francie	['fra:nsi]
Il-Seong	eel-sung	Korean