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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. voordeel فَائِدَه преимущество výhoda fordel der Vorteil πλεονέκτημα ventaja eelis مزیت؛ فایده etu avantage יִתרוֹן बढ़त prednost előny keuntungan kostur, hagur vantaggio 利点 이점, 유리 privalumas priekšrocība; izdevīgums manfaat voordeel fordel, gagn, nytte korzyść, zaleta vantagem avantaj преимущество výhoda ugodnost prednost fördel ข้อได้เปรียบ; ผลประโยชน์ yarar 優點，有利條件 вигода, користь فائدہ sự thuận lợi 优点，有利条件

2 in tennis, the first point gained after deuce. gelykop النُقْطَة الأولَى فِي لُعْبَة التِنْس предимство výhoda fordel der Vorteil αβαντάζ (στο τένις) ventaja edu اولین امتیاز بعد از دوس etu avantage נְקוּדָת יִתרוֹן בְּטֶנִיס फायदा prednost (tenis) előny nilai pertama sesudah jus forskot (fyrsta stig sem unnið er eftir jafna stöðu) vantaggio バンテージ (어드)밴티지 daugiau mata pertama yang diterima selepas seri(dalam sukan tenis) voordeel przewaga vantagem avantaj больше, преимущество в счёте výhoda prednost prednost fördel แต้มเทนนิสแรกที่ได้หลังจากทั้งสองฝ่ายได้ 40 เท่ากัน avantaj 網球一局臨終打成平局後一方先贏得的一分 більше ٹینس میں پہلا حاصل کردہ پوائنٹ lợi thế 网球一局临终打成平局后一方先赢vorteilhaft πλεονεκτικός ventajoso soodus سودمند edullinen avantageux מוֹעִיל फायदेमन्द koristan előnyös menguntungkan hagstæður vantaggioso 有利な 유리한 palankus, pranašus izdevīgs ada kelebihan voordelig fordelaktig korzystny vantajoso avantajos выгодный výhodný ugoden biti u prednosti (dati prednost) fördelaktig เป็นประโยชน์ avantajlı 有利的 вигідний; сприятливий فائدہ مند ، مفید có lợi 有利的

adv ˌadvanˈtageously

voordelig عَلَى نَحْو مُفِيد изгодно výhodně fordelagtigt vorteilhaft πλεονεκτικά con ventaja soodsalt بطور سودمند edullisesti avantageusement מוֹעִיל, מִשתָלֵם लाभदायक रूप से korisno előnyösen keadaan menguntungkan haganlega, til hagsbóta in modo vantaggioso 有利に 유리하게 palankiai izdevīgi dengan berkelebihan voordelig fordelaktig korzystnie vantajosamente (în mod) avan­tajos выгодно výhodne ugodno povoljno fördelaktigt อย่างเป็นประโยชน์ avantajlı şekilde 有利地 вигідно; сприятливо سود مندی سے một 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, voorsprong يَكُون فِي مَرْكِز مُتَفَوّق بِالنِسْبَة لِ имам предимство пред mít výhodu, být ve výhodě fortrin, fordel im Vorteil sein (gegenüber) πλεονεκτώ έναντι κπ. tener ventaja (sobre) eelisolukorras olema برتری داشتن olla etulyöntiasemassa avoir l'avantage (sur) לִזכּוֹת בְּיִתרוֹן עַל बढ़त होना imati prednost előnyben van kelebihan yfirburðir, betri staða essere in vantaggio su, avere un vantaggio su (～より) 有利である ...보다 유리한 입장에 서다 būti pranašesniam būt priekšrocībām kelebihan iets voor hebben op overtak mieć przewagę (nad) ter vantagem sobre a avea un avantaj (faţă de) иметь преимущество (перед) mať výhodu, byť vo výhode imeti prednost (pred) imati prednost ha en fördel framför เป็นผลดี avantajlı olmak 佔優勢 мати верх فوقیت có 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 maak يَنْتَهِز، يَغْتَنِم فُرْصَه възползуваме využít, těžit z benytte sig af; udnytte; drage nytte af ausnutzen εκμεταλλεύομαι aprovechar, aprovecharse de ära kasutama از فرصت استفاده کردن hyödyntää profiter de לְנָצֵל, לְרָמוֹת फायदा उठाना iskoristiti prednost kihasznál memanfaatkan (mis)nota sér approfittarsi di ～を利用する ...을 이용하다 pasinaudoti (kuo nors) izmantot; iegūt ambil kesempatan zijn voordeel doen met dra nytte av, benytte seg av, utnytte, lure wykorzystywać aproveitar a profita de воспользоваться ťažiť z izkoristiti iskoristiti prednost dra fördel av, utnyttja เอาเปรียบ yararlanmak, faydalanmak 趁機利用某事 скористатися فائدہ اٹھانا tận dụng cơ hội 趁机利用某事