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
Jannah	JAN-ə	English (Rare)
Dobrogost	daw-BRAW-gawst (Polish)	Polish (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Walery	vah-LE-ri	Polish
Ariadne	[.æri'ædni]
Walters	[.wɔ:ltəz]
Imhotep	im-HO-tep (English)	Ancient Egyptian