Advantage

Quick meaning: Advantage is a noun meaning (countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.

Meaning

(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.

More Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
2. (tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
3. (soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
4. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
5. (transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
6. (reflexive) to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
7. (obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

Example Sentences

the advantages of a close alliance

the advantage of a good constitution

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us.

Give me advantage of some brief discourse.

Word Forms

• advantages
• advauntage
• advantaging
• advantaged

Synonyms for advantage

Depending on context, synonyms include edge, vantage, benefit, perk, upside, pro.

Antonyms for advantage

Common opposites include disadvantage, drawback, disfavor, disfavour.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vantage, advantageous, benefit, beneficial, avail, expediency.

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