advantage
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2.8
- noun
- /ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/
:
ventaja
- Her extensive experience gives her a significant advantage over the other candidates during the job interview.
- take advantage of
- advantages and disadvantages
- competitive advantage
That would be an advantage over ATV.
- That would be an advantage over ATV.
- And so that was one of the advantages of being a slow rider.
- That book, Frankel's book has the advantage of being pretty accessible.
- There's always an advantage in making men love us.
- I mean, what are some of the advantages of colonizing Mars?
- We have cut in half the Democrat advantage in just four years time.
- So we have to put those advantages to use in in new ways.
- And this is the institutional advantage of China compared to the West.
- And that's that's kind of the remaining advantage of humans.
Examples
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Well, being in business for yourself has its advantages.
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I mean, what are some of the advantages of colonizing Mars?
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You have the advantage on me.
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There will always be people who will take advantage of others less powerful than themselves.
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But it is a huge advantage to owning real estate.
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Working in groups or teams provides several advantages for both workers and the organization.
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Health benefits are one of the advantages of sending our kids to youth sports.
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We can leverage engine performance to give us an advantage in fuel economy, mass, or output.
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Thus, the earnings gains and benefits are the full set of advantages from attending community college.
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Forty-five percent of respondents reported they would take advantage of health information programs on campus.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
559
2.3
An advantage that gives you more money or success
310
3.8
A small advantage that makes someone more likely to win or succeed
56
1.0
An advantage that makes something better
9
3.9
A situation that gives someone more power in talks or competition
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3.8
A situation that gives someone an advantage over others
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Advantageous
Surface Forms
Morphology
advantage = vantage (semi-transparent) = ad + vantage
The form is analyzable as 'ad-' + 'vantage', and 'vantage' is an English word, but 'ad-' is not a productive prefix in modern English for learners and 'vantage' is relatively rare, so the internal structure is not fully obvious to average learners.
Etymology
Advantage comes from an old French root avant meaning 'before' or 'in front', the same idea you see in the word advance. So an advantage is being 'in front' in a way that gives you a benefit.