advantage

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ad van′tij, -vän′-)

Inflections of 'advantage' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

advantages: v 3rd person singular

advantaging: v pres p

advantaged: v past

advantaged: v past p

ad•van•tage /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., -taged, -taging.
n.

circumstance, opportunity, etc., that is very favorable to success:[countable]the advantages of a good education.
[uncountable] benefit; gain;
profit: It will be to your advantage to study Chinese.
a position of superiority or ascendancy:[countable]Knowledge of foreign policy gave the candidate an advantage.

v. [~ + object]

to benefit:How will this advantage you at work?

Idioms

Idiomstake advantage of, [ ~ + obj]

to make use of for gain: to take advantage of an opportunity.
to impose upon, esp. unfairly, as by exploiting a weakness:You took unfair advantage of our friendship.

Idioms to advantage, in such a way as to have beneficial effects:The lighting showed off the room to advantage.

ad•van•ta•geous /ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/USA pronunciation adj.
ad•van•ta•geous•ly, adv.

ad•van•tage (ad van′tij, -vän′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -taged, -taging.
n.

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

v.t.

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.

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

Advantage,

benefit,

profit

Advantage

It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely.

Benefit

a benefit to society.

Profit

profit from trade or experience.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

advantage /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ n

often followed by over or of: superior or more favourable position or power
benefit or profit (esp in the phrase to one's advantage)
the point scored after deuce
take advantage of ⇒
- to make good use of
- to impose upon the weakness, good nature, etc, of; abuse
- to seduce
to advantage ⇒ to good effect

Etymology: 14th Century: 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

'advantage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

account - ace - ad - advantageous - ahead - avail - behoof - benefit - best - boot - bread - brinkmanship - bully - capital - capitalize - card - cash in - catch - cheat - commodity - convenience - different - drop - edge - exploit - flag of convenience - flatter - flying start - for - foremost - fraud - fringe benefit - gain - gambit - gerrymander - good - graft - grist - ground - handicap - have - hay - head start - impose - inefficient - interest - jockey - justice - lead - accrue

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Collocations: a [strong, definite, clear] advantage, tennis: advantage scoring, a [competitive, strategic] advantage, more...

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