cui bono


cui bo·no

C0795900 (kwē′ bō′nō)n. Utility, advantage, or self-interest considered as the determinant of value or motivation.
[From Latin cui bonō (est), for whom (it is) of advantage : cui, dative of quī, who + bonō, dative of bonum, advantage.]

cui bono

(kwiː ˈbəʊnəʊ) for whose benefit? for what purpose?

cui bo•no

(kʊɪ ˈboʊ noʊ; Eng. ˈkwi ˈboʊ noʊ, ˈkaɪ-)
Latin. for whose benefit?

cui bono

A Latin phrase meaning for whose good.