cui bono

[ kooi boh-noh; English kwee boh-noh, kahy- ]

Latin.

1. for whose benefit?
2. for what use? of what good?

cui bono

/ kwiː ˈbəʊnəʊ /

(no translation)

1. for whose benefit? for what purpose?

Example Sentences

Cui bono from all this “dark money”?

From Slate

The always-telling question “Cui bono?” applies here.

From Los Angeles Times

But now the answer to all who would emulate the deeds of a Parry or a Ross, a Beecher or a Franklin, is the stereotyped cui bono.

From Nature

But too little attention has been paid to the oldest question of all: Cui bono?

From Salon

Another phrase Latin and legal scholars point to regarding the impeachment inquiry is “Cui bono,” or “To whom is it a benefit?”

From Washington Post