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),ad·van·taged,ad·van·taging.
to be of service to; yield profit or gain to; benefit.
to cause to advance; further; promote: Such action will advantage our cause.
to prove beneficial to; profit: It would advantage him to work harder.
Idioms for advantage
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.
to advantage, to good effect; advantageously: The paintings were arranged to advantage on one wall.
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
SYNONYMS FOR advantage
6 serve, avail, help, aid.
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synonym study for advantage
2. Advantage,benefit,profit all mean something that is of use or value. Advantage is anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely.Benefit is anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society.Profit is any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: profit from trade or experience.
Frankly, that’s a pretty big advantage over Apple’s stated 18 hours.
Fitbit Sense review|Brian Heater|September 24, 2020|TechCrunch
The company’s software, which it calls Orquestra, provides a way for companies to use algorithms that were originally designed to take advantage of the unique properties of quantum computers.
Startup debuts software to help any company use ‘quantum algorithms’|Jeremy Kahn|September 24, 2020|Fortune
Google will back up your device to the cloud regularly and for free, so make sure you’re taking advantage of it.
Android security settings you should check right now|David Nield|September 24, 2020|Popular Science
This would give J&J’s vaccine an advantage over other leading candidates, which are all being tested with a two-dose protocol.
Under fire, AstraZeneca CEO defends transparency of COVID-19 vaccine trials|Jeremy Kahn|September 24, 2020|Fortune
That controversial shoe, which critics said gave runners an unfair advantage, generated a lot of headlines for Nike and bolstered its reputation for innovation.
How Nike hit its e-commerce goal 3 years early|Phil Wahba|September 23, 2020|Fortune
In a remote location with little means for economic development, the Brogpas have cultivating this identity to their advantage.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You also say that you think your condition gave you an advantage in some ways.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By 2014, that advantage still existed but was statistically meaningless: 47 percent Republican, 44 percent Democratic.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That contrasts with a 49 to 48 percent advantage for Democrats in the other 37 states.
Seriously, Democrats: You’re Done in Dixie|Michael Tomasky|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“People feel that these crowded areas play to their advantage—it provides this sense of a cover,” he said.
How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New York|John Surico|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was about three months after his return that Edgar had an opportunity of finding the advantage of his skill in boxing.
At Aboukir and Acre|George Alfred Henty
This has the advantage of the others in brevity and epigrammatic point.
The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians|G. G. Findlay
Simple sugar icings into which some butter is beaten may also be utilized to advantage in making French pastry of this kind.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
This construction would give an advantage to the Conservatives.
The Reconstruction of Georgia|Edwin C. Woolley
Long before Frances Burney was born, Mr. Crisp had made his entrance into the world, with every advantage.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for advantage
advantage
/ (ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ) /
noun
(often foll by over or of) superior or more favourable position or powerhe 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
take advantage of
to make good use of
to impose upon the weakness, good nature, etc, of; abuse
to seduce
to advantageto good effecthe used his height to advantage at the game
you have the advantage of meyou know me but I do not know you
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