advantage

Examples

• All

• Here come the Kings with a man advantage.

  Goon (2012)

• The phenomenon of home field advantage has been well documented in American and European spectator sports.

  Academic text (1990)

• Finally, the U.S. government should take advantage of the carbon-reduction potential of the forestry and agricultural sectors.

  Academic text (2008)

• Premium export wages reflect the lessons of comparative advantage at the most practical level.

  Academic text (1997)

• More recently, immigrants have been successful in taking advantage of the family unification provisions of the 1965 Immigration Act.

  Academic text (1999)

• During the game, he secured an advantage by scoring the first point after deuce, putting him one step closer to winning.

• She gained an advantage in the match with a well-timed serve that caught her opponent off guard.

• By winning the deuce, the player took an advantage, needing just one more point to claim victory in the set.

Synonyms

A

adv

vsadvantage

• Jargon

9.8

The next point a player has after deuce in tennis

is the full word form rather than the abbreviated scoreboard label

Idioms

T

to advantage

1 5.0

In a way that makes someone or something look as good as possible

Compounds

T

tax advantage

• Specialized

3 3.5

A rule that lets you pay less tax on certain income or investments

M

mechanical advantage

• Specialized

4.2

How much a machine increases the push you give to do a job

H

homecourt advantage

3.5

Extra help a team gets when it plays at home in front of local fans

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology