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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

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 ...

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)

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

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advantage

n advantage [ədˈvaːntidʒ]

1 (a) gain or benefit There are several advantages in being self-employed.voordeelفَائِدَهпреимуществоvýhodafordelder Vorteilπλεονέκτημαventajaeelisمزیت؛ فایدهetuavantageיִתרוֹןबढ़तprednostelőnykeuntungankostur, hagurvantaggio利点이점, 유리privalumaspriekšrocība; izdevīgumsmanfaatvoordeelfordel, gagn, nyttekorzyść, zaletavantagemavantajпреимуществоvýhodaugodnostprednostfördelข้อได้เปรียบ; ผลประโยชน์yarar優點，有利條件вигода, користьفائدہsự thuận lợi优点，有利条件

2 in tennis, the first point gained after deuce. gelykopالنُقْطَة الأولَى فِي لُعْبَة التِنْسпредимствоvýhodafordelder Vorteilαβαντάζ (στο τένις)ventajaeduاولین امتیاز بعد از دوسetuavantageנְקוּדָת יִתרוֹן בְּטֶנִיסफायदाprednost (tenis)előnynilai pertama sesudah jusforskot (fyrsta stig sem unnið er eftir jafna stöðu)vantaggioバンテージ(어드)밴티지daugiaumata pertama yang diterima selepas seri(dalam sukan tenis)voordeelprzewagavantagemavantajбольше, преимущество в счётеvýhodaprednostprednostfördelแต้มเทนนิสแรกที่ได้หลังจากทั้งสองฝ่ายได้ 40 เท่ากันavantaj網球一局臨終打成平局後一方先贏得的一分більшеٹینس میں پہلا حاصل کردہ پوائنٹlợi thế网球一局临终打成平局后一方先赢vorteilhaftπλεονεκτικόςventajososoodusسودمندedullinenavantageuxמוֹעִילफायदेमन्दkoristanelőnyösmenguntungkanhagstæðurvantaggioso有利な유리한palankus, pranašusizdevīgsada kelebihanvoordeligfordelaktigkorzystnyvantajosoavantajosвыгодныйvýhodnýugodenbiti u prednosti (dati prednost)fördelaktigเป็นประโยชน์avantajlı有利的вигідний; сприятливийفائدہ مند ، مفیدcó lợi有利的

adv ˌadvanˈtageously

voordeligعَلَى نَحْو مُفِيدизгодноvýhodněfordelagtigtvorteilhaftπλεονεκτικάcon ventajasoodsaltبطور سودمندedullisestiavantageusementמוֹעִיל, מִשתָלֵםलाभदायक रूप सेkorisnoelőnyösenkeadaan menguntungkanhaganlega, til hagsbótain modo vantaggioso有利に유리하게palankiaiizdevīgidengan berkelebihanvoordeligfordelaktigkorzystnievantajosamente(în mod) avan­tajosвыгодноvýhodneugodnopovoljnofördelaktigtอย่างเป็นประโยชน์avantajlı şekilde有利地вигідно; сприятливоسود مندی سےmột cách thuận lợi有利地

have an/the advantage (over)

to be in a better or more advantageous position (than) As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.voordeel, voorsprongيَكُون فِي مَرْكِز مُتَفَوّق بِالنِسْبَة لِимам предимство предmít výhodu, být ve výhoděfortrin, fordelim Vorteil sein (gegenüber)πλεονεκτώ έναντι κπ.tener ventaja (sobre)eelisolukorras olemaبرتری داشتنolla etulyöntiasemassaavoir l'avantage (sur)לִזכּוֹת בְּיִתרוֹן עַלबढ़त होनाimati prednostelőnyben vankelebihanyfirburðir, betri staðaessere in vantaggio su, avere un vantaggio su(～より) 有利である...보다 유리한 입장에 서다būti pranašesniambūt priekšrocībāmkelebihaniets voor hebben opovertakmieć przewagę (nad)ter vantagem sobrea avea un avantaj (faţă de)иметь преимущество (перед)mať výhodu, byť vo výhodeimeti prednost (pred)imati prednostha en fördel framförเป็นผลดีavantajlı olmak佔優勢мати верхفوقیتcó lợi thế占优势

take advantage of

to make use of (a situation, person etc) in such a way as to benefit oneself He took full advantage of all his business opportunities.gebruik maak, misbruik maakيَنْتَهِز، يَغْتَنِم فُرْصَهвъзползувамеvyužít, těžit zbenytte sig af; udnytte; drage nytte afausnutzenεκμεταλλεύομαιaprovechar, aprovecharse deära kasutamaاز فرصت استفاده کردنhyödyntääprofiter deלְנָצֵל, לְרָמוֹתफायदा उठानाiskoristiti prednostkihasználmemanfaatkan(mis)nota sérapprofittarsi di～を利用する...을 이용하다pasinaudoti (kuo nors)izmantot; iegūtambil kesempatanzijn voordeel doen metdra nytte av, benytte seg av, utnytte, lurewykorzystywaćaproveitara profita deвоспользоватьсяťažiť zizkoristitiiskoristiti prednostdra fördel av, utnyttjaเอาเปรียบyararlanmak, faydalanmak趁機利用某事скористатисяفائدہ اٹھاناtận dụng cơ hội趁机利用某事