What (who) is Advantage - definition
Advantage
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Advantages; Advantage (disambiguation); The advantage
·noun Superiority; mastery;
- with of or over.
II. Advantage ·noun Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
III. Advantage ·noun Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.
V. Advantage ·noun Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
advantage
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Advantages; Advantage (disambiguation); The advantage
¦ noun
1. a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable position.
benefit; profit.
2. Tennis a score marking a point interim between deuce and winning the game.
¦ verb be of benefit to.
?[as adjective advantaged] in a favourable social or economic position.
Phrases
take advantage of
1. make unfair use of for one's own benefit.
2. dated seduce.
3. make good use of the opportunities offered by.
to advantage in a way which displays or uses the best aspects.
Derivatives
advantageous adv(?)n'te?d??s adjective
advantageously adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. avantage, from avant 'in front', from late L. abante (see advance).
advantage
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Advantages; Advantage (disambiguation); The advantage
n.
1) to have an advantage of; over (our team had the advantage of experience; her connections gave her an advantage over the others)
2) to gain; press (home) an advantage
3) to take advantage of ('to exploit')
4) to outweigh an advantage
5) a clear, decided; mutual; unfair advantage
6) an advantage to (his wealth was an obvious advantage to us)
7) an advantage to + inf. (it was an advantage to have that team as our opponent in the first round = it was an advantage having that team as our opponent in the first round)
8) an advantage that + clause; subj. (it was to his advantage that she not participate)
9) to smb.'s advantage; used to good advantage (see also 8)
10) at an advantage
11) (tennis) advantage in; advantage out
12) (misc.) (BE) you have the advantage of me ('you know more than I do')
Pronunciation examples for Advantage
1. advantages.
The Measure of a Nation _ Howard Friedman _ Talks at Google
2. advantage.
The Threats of Mass Survelliance _ Timothy Edgar _ Talks at Google
3. advantages.
Emre Soyer _ The Myth of Experience _ Talks at Google
4. be taking advantage of that technology advantage
The Storytelling Edge _ Joe Lazauskas _ Talks at Google
5. enormous advantages, not just biological advantages, but
Something to Chew On _ Mike Gibney _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Advantage
1. The advantage with the UK is the advantage of language.
2. Deuce, advantage, deuce, advantage Perry – and the American‘s held again.
3. "At the moment certain parties have more advantage and others have less advantage," Bhutto said.
4. "Are you providing a cost advantage that can be reflected in a price advantage?
5. It‘s just another thing that gives the casinos an advantage." Some casino workers disagree about that advantage.