advantage
/ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ/
Frequency: 4.78 in modern English
Meaning
noun
Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
Countable
noun
Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
Countable; Uncountable
verb
to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of
Example Sentences
- "The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position."
- "Give me advantage of some brief discourse."
- "the advantages of a close alliance"
- "In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way."
- "Lest Satan should get an advantage of us."
- "the advantage of a good constitution"
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Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ/