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advantage
[ad-van-tij, -vahn-]
noun
any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end.
the advantage of a good education.
benefit; gain; profit.
It will be to his advantage to learn Chinese before going to China.
superiority or ascendancy (often followed by over orof ).
His height gave him an advantage over his opponent.
a position of superiority (often followed by over orof ).
their advantage in experienced players.
Tennis.the first point scored after deuce.
verb (used with object)
to be of service to; yield profit or gain to; benefit.
Synonyms: , , ,to cause to advance; further; promote.
Such action will advantage our cause.
to prove beneficial to; profit.
It would advantage him to work harder.
advantage
/ əˈɑːԳɪ /
noun
superior or more favourable position or power
he had an advantage over me because of his experience
benefit or profit (esp in the phrase to one's advantage )
tennis
the point scored after deuce
the resulting state of the score
to make good use of
to impose upon the weakness, good nature, etc, of; abuse
to seduce
to good effect
he used his height to advantage at the game
you know me but I do not know you
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of advantage1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of advantage1
Idioms and Phrases
to advantage, to good effect; advantageously.
The paintings were arranged to advantage on one wall.
have the advantage of, to be in a superior or advantageous position; possess an advantage over.
By virtue of independent wealth, he has the advantage of his opponents.
take advantage of,
to make use of for gain.
to take advantage of an opportunity.
to impose upon, especially unfairly, as by exploiting a weakness.
to take advantage of someone.
Example Sentences
Sam Burns and Adam Scott had frittered away their overnight advantage.
But Tiafoe has often struggled on grass and Evans took full advantage on a hot day in west London, playing some of his best tennis in years to claim an impressive straight-set win.
Norris, with use of the DRS overtaking aid giving him a straight-line speed advantage, clipped the back of Piastri's car as he tried to grab the inside line into Turn One.
Mattias is able to take advantage of one of the most generous paternity leave policies in the world.
Juries do a fairly good job of deciding certain questions of fact — is somebody guilty or not? — but they are dominated by the more educated people, the more advantaged.
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An advantage is something that positions one well for accomplishing something. How is advantage different from benefit and profit? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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