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advantage definition

ad·van·tage (ad vant′ij, əd-)

noun

  1. a more favorable position; superiority: often with of or over
  2. a favorable or beneficial circumstance, event, etc.
  3. gain or benefit
  4. Tennis the first point scored after deuce

Etymology: ME avantage, avauntage < OFr avantage < avant, before < L ab- + ante: see advance

transitive verb advantaged -·taged, advantaging -·tag·ing

to give an advantage to; be a benefit or aid to
advantage Idioms

have the advantage of

to have an advantage over

take advantage of

  1. to make use of for one's own benefit
  2. to impose upon in a selfish way

to advantage

so as to result in a good effect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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