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Definitions for Advantage

[1] any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
[2] benefit; gain; profit: It will be to his advantage to learn Chinese before going to China.
[3] superiority or ascendancy (often followed by over or of ): His height gave him an advantage over his opponent.
[4] a position of superiority (often followed by over or of ): their advantage in experienced players.
[5] Tennis . the first point scored after deuce.
[6] to be of service to; yield profit or gain to; benefit.
[7] to cause to advance; further; promote: Such action will advantage our cause.
[8] to prove beneficial to; profit: It would advantage him to work harder.
[9] 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.
[10] 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.
[11] to advantage , to good effect; advantageously: The paintings were arranged to advantage on one wall.
[12] (often foll by over or of ) superior or more favourable position or power he had an advantage over me because of his experience
[13] benefit or profit (esp in the phrase to one's advantage )
[14] tennis the point scored after deuce the resulting state of the score
[15] take advantage of to make good use of to impose upon the weakness, good nature, etc, of; abuse to seduce
[16] to advantage to good effect he used his height to advantage at the game
[17] you have the advantage of me you know me but I do not know you

Words related to Advantage

influence, recognition, wealth, lead, profit, support, improvement, favor, asset, interest, dominance, return, power, choice, protection, preference, leverage, convenience, edge, superiority

Words nearby Advantage

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Origin of Advantage

1300–50; Middle English ava(u)ntage < Anglo-French, Old French avantage, equivalent to avant before (see advance) + -age -age; for ad- see advance

Word origin for Advantage

C14: avantage (later altered to advantage on the model of words beginning with Latin ad- ), from Old French avant before, from Latin abante from before, away. See advance

Synonyms for Advantage

asset, choice, convenience, dominance, edge, favor, gain, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leverage, position, power, preference, profit, protection, recognition, return, superiority, support, upper hand, wealth, aid, ascendancy, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, comfort, eminence, expediency, good, gratification, help, hold, leeway, luck, mastery, odds, precedence, prestige, prevalence, resources, sanction, starting, supremacy, utility, leg-up, pre-eminence