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if something that you do pays off, it brings you some benefit
to have a good result
something has features that make it useful or attractive
to be useful in a particular situation
if it is worth your while to do something, you can get some benefit or advantage from doing it even though it may take some time or effort
to be extremely useful or valuable
to bring you a lot of benefit
to be helpful or useful
a start-up … whose value has reached more than one billion US dollars
to ask people to vote in order to decide an issue
an afternoon full of crafts
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Free thesaurus definition of to be advantageous and yield benefits from the Macmillan English Dictionary - a free English dictionary online with thesaurus and with pronunciation from Macmillan Publishers Limited.