ADVANTAGE Definition & Meaning

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advantage

[ ad-van-tij, -vahn- ]

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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 or of ):
His height gave him an advantage over his opponent.
a position of superiority (often followed by over or of ):
their advantage in experienced players.
Tennis. the first point scored after deuce.

verb (used with object)

advantaged, advantaging.

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

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noun

often foll byover or of 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
1. the point scored after deuce
2. the resulting state of the score
take advantage of
1. to make good use of
2. to impose upon the weakness, good nature, etc, of; abuse
3. to seduce
to advantage
to good effect
he used his height to advantage at the game
you have the advantage of me
you know me but I do not know you

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of advantage¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English ava(u)ntage, from Anglo-French, Old French avantage, equivalent to avant “before” + -age noun suffix; advance, -age

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of advantage¹

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

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Idioms and Phrases

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,
1. to make use of for gain:
  to take advantage of an opportunity.
2. to impose upon, especially unfairly, as by exploiting a weakness:
  to take advantage of someone.
to advantage, to good effect; advantageously:
The paintings were arranged to advantage on one wall.

More idioms and phrases containing advantage

see get the advantage of ; show to advantage ; take advantage of ; to advantage .

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Example Sentences

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With a strong wind at their backs, Glasgow continued to dominate territory and possession and looked to add to their advantage, but Leicester stood firm in the face of all that pressure.

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China, already the continent's biggest trading partner, could take further advantage.

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He felt they were "taking advantage" of the United States by not paying for their defense and should be "taxed" accordingly.

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"We're always going to let go of people – people we don't like or people that take advantage of, or people that may have loyalties to someone else," he told reporters aboard Air Force One.

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"You're lucky to get vegetables for under a quid at the moment, so obviously we've got to take advantage of this," Lee Stewart explains from his spot in the queue.

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