to advantage

Examples

• All

• How to use your camcorder to best advantage when panning a scene or recording motion.

  Academic text (1994)

• We should advantage our new marketing strategy to attract more customers.

• And I also like to say, Ed, like, take advantage of each moment.

• I could use that money to better advantage.

  House of Wax (1953)

• This is good internationally so take advantage while you can.

• Zero in close on the beautiful blossoms to show them to best advantage.

  Academic text (2001)

• The woman wore an orange tank top that showed to advantage her tanned, shapely shoulders.

  Fiction book (1996)

• John Grashel explains how Comprehensive Musicianship, too long ignored by instrumental educators, can be used to advantage in the rehearsal room.

  Academic text (1994)

• The coach will advantage the team's strengths to ensure a better performance.

• To succeed in business, it is important to advantage any opportunities that come your way.

Synonyms

B

to benefit

vsto advantage

676 2.3

To help someone or be helped by something

focuses on creating a more favorable position for someone or something

Antonyms

D

to disadvantage

18 4.7

To make someone or something less able to succeed than others

Idioms

T

to advantage

1 5.0

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

Phrasal Verbs

T

to take advantage

549 4.6

To use a person or situation to get an unfair benefit for yourself

T

to take advantage of

465 2.5

Use someone's trust or weakness to get something unfairly

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

How Helpful

to empower

157 4.2

to support

∞ 1.0

to advantage

4 5.8

help

∞ 1.0

assist

33 1.8

Surface Forms

Etymology