advantage

ad·van·tage  (d-vntj)

n.

1. A beneficial factor or combination of factors.

2. Benefit or profit; gain: It is to your advantage to invest wisely.

3. A relatively favorable position; superiority of means: A better education gave us the advantage.

4. Sports

a. The first point scored in tennis after deuce.

b. The resulting score.

tr.v. ad·van·taged, ad·van·tag·ing, ad·van·tag·es

To afford profit or gain to; benefit.

Idioms:

take advantage of

1. To put to good use; avail oneself of: take advantage of all educational opportunities.

2. To profit selfishly by; exploit: took advantage of the customer.

to advantage

To good effect; favorably: The roses were displayed to advantage in a blue vase.

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[Middle English avantage, from Old French, from avant, before, from Latin abante, from before; see advance.]

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advantage

Noun

1. a more favourable position or state

2. benefit or profit: they could make this work to their advantage

3. Tennis the point scored after deuce

4. take advantage of

a. to use a person unfairly

b. to use an opportunity

5. to advantage to good effect: her hair was shaped to display to advantage her superb neck [Latin abante from before]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	advantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" vantage asset, plus - a useful or valuable quality favor, favour - an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" leverage - strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage" handicap - advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning homecourt advantage - the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you lead - an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn" clout, pull - special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull" head start, start - the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch" gain, profit - the advantageous quality of being beneficial preference - grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) privilege - a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all expedience, expediency - the quality of being suited to the end in view favorable position, favourable position, superiority - the quality of being at a competitive advantage good - benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" advantageousness, favorableness, favourableness, profitableness, positiveness, positivity - the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome tax advantage - an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
	2.	advantage - (tennis) first point scored after deuce lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court point - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
	3.	advantage - benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" reward benefit, welfare - something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all"
Verb	1.	advantage - give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich" favor, favour, prefer - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

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advantage

noun 1. benefit, use, start, help, service, aid, profit, favour, asset, assistance, blessing, utility, boon, ace in the hole, ace up your sleeve << OPPOSITE disadvantage

noun 2. lead, control, edge, sway, dominance, superiority, upper hand, precedence, primacy, pre-eminence

noun 3. superiority, good, worth, gain, comfort, welfare, enjoyment, mileage (informal)

Translations

advantage [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n (also TENNIS) → ventaja;

to take advantage of → aprovecharse de;

it's to our advantage → es ventajoso para nosotros

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advantage [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n (also Tennis) → avantage m;

to take advantage of [+ person] → exploiter [+ opportunity]; profiter de;

it's to our advantage → c'est notre intérêt;

it's to our advantage to ... → nous avons intérêt à ...

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advantage [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n → Vorteil m;

to take advantage of → ausnutzen;

(opportunity) → nutzen;

it's to our advantage (to) → es ist für uns von Vorteil(, wenn wir)

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advantage [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n (also TENNIS) → vantaggio;

to take advantage of → approfittarsi di;

it's to our advantage → è nel nostro interesse, torna a nostro vantaggio