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advantage

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noun

ad·​van·​tage əd-ˈvan-tij How to pronounce advantage (audio)
1
: superiority of position or condition
Higher ground gave the enemy the advantage.
2
: a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor
lacked the advantages of an education
3
a
: benefit, gain
especially : benefit resulting from some course of action
a mistake which turned out to our advantage
see also take advantage of
b
obsolete : interest sense 3a
4
: the first point won in tennis after deuce

advantage

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verb

advantaged; advantaging

transitive verb

: to give an advantage to : benefit
Government does not know how to strengthen all families, and no public policy avoids advantaging some families while implicitly asking others to wait in the queue. Martin Neil Baily
Phrases
to advantage
: so as to produce a favorable impression or effect
wishing to be seen to advantage

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun Higher ground gave the enemy the advantage. He has an unfair advantage over us because of his wealth. His plan has the advantage of being less expensive than other options. He lacked the advantages of an advanced education. Speed is an advantage in most sports. The company's only advantage over the competition is its location. Applicants for this job will find that previous experience is an advantage. Being able to set your own schedule is one of the advantages of owning a business. Among the advantages of a small college is its campus life. There isn't any advantage in leaving early. Verb there's no question that that bicycle racer was significantly advantaged by a great set of genes See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In 2021, the top 1% were able to take advantage of a soaring stock market and make like bandits. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 Co-op participants are not required to purchase systems but can attend solar workshops and take advantage of S.U.N.’s exhaustive database of advice and information about residential solar systems. Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 Chicago Tribune readers can take advantage of some big boosts when betting on Major League Baseball on Wednesday night. Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Any bettor interested in wagering on Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, any international soccer league or UFC Fight Night can take advantage of this offer. cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022 Between 7,000 and 12,000 students take advantage of the grant each year. oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2022 Azerbaijan may be seeking to take advantage of Russia's difficulties in Ukraine. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 But in a month full of games against playoff contenders, the Orioles especially needed to take advantage against Washington, the club with the worst record in baseball. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2022 Tagovailoa is far from a polished quarterback and still very much susceptible to making poor decisions, so look for Baltimore’s opportunistic defense to take advantage. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
Verb
Ultimately, a higher-cost regional aviation market may advantage upstarts like David Neeleman’s Breeze Airways, which focuses on underserved airports using the larger E-Jet and A220 regional jets. Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 While the answer to the specific question was that in this climate zone there is no real gain or advantage one way or the other, another reader reached out with an extremely important point. Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 The commission’s maps cannot disproportionately advantage any political party. Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2021 From the start of the Jackson County hearing, lawyers went back and forth, hammering each other with arguments before Judge Thomas Wilson seeking to allow — or keep out — testimony and jury instructions that could advantage them. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2022 There’s irony somewhere that the ghost of Larry Scott, the stumbling, bumbling evil spirit that gave the Utes advantage a dozen years ago, comes around to haunt them now. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 July 2022 Others would point to the clear, persistent recruiting biases that often advantage some while disadvantaging others. Dana Brownlee, Forbes, 2 May 2022 Ryan Ha, founder of Dreamy DC — whose contractors charge a fee for a motivational speech, followed by a gift of marijuana — said the new legislation would advantage some businesses at the expense of many others. Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2022 But the state legislature approved a map this month that analysts said would likely retain Republicans’ edge in the state’s congressional delegation but wouldn’t advantage Republicans as much as the governor’s proposal would. Alexa Corse, WSJ, 29 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration (with initial a- taken as assimilated form of Latin ad- ad-) of Middle English avauntage, borrowed from Anglo-French avantage, from avant "before" (going back to Latin abante) + -age -age — more at advance entry 1

Verb

alteration (after advantage entry 1) of Middle English avauntagen, borrowed from Anglo-French avauntager, verbal derivative of avauntage, avantage advantage entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1549, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of advantage was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing advantage

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