Advantage
[əd'vɑːntɪdʒ] or [əd'væntɪdʒ]
Definition
(noun.) benefit resulting from some event or action; 'it turned out to my advantage'; 'reaping the rewards of generosity'.
(noun.) the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; 'the experience gave him the advantage over me'.
(noun.) (tennis) first point scored after deuce.
(verb.) give an advantage to; 'This system advantages the rich'.
Checked by Lionel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
(n.) Superiority; mastery; -- with of or over.
(n.) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.
(n.) Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
(v. t.) To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.
Typist: Lottie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Favorable opportunity, vantage-ground, superior situation or condition, best estate, best plight.[2]. Superiority, ascendency, pre-eminence, upper-hand.[3]. Benefit, avail, profit, gain, emolument, return, utility, expediency, good, weal, service, blessing.[4]. Behalf, behoof, account, interest.[5]. Privilege, prerogative, convenience, accommodation, EASEMENT.
v. a. Benefit, profit, serve, help, avail, advance the interest of, be of advantage to.
Typed by Brian
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Gain, success, superiority, help, assistance, benefit, good, avail, interest,utility, service, profit, acquisition
ANT:Loss, disappointment, defeat, frustration, inferiority, obstacle, obstruction,difficulty, dilemma, disadvantage, drawback
Checker: Vernon
Definition
n. superiority over another: gain or benefit: at tennis the point gained by either side after deuce when both sides stand at an equal score (more commonly Vant′age).—v.t. to benefit or profit.—adjs. Advan′tageable profitable: convenient (rare); Advantā′geous of advantage: useful (with to and for).—adv. Advantā′geously.—n. Advantā′geousness.—To have the advantage of any one to be known by a person without one's self knowing him; To take at advantage to avail one's self of any opportunity often implying an unfair sense.
Typist: Wanda
Examples
- The manifest advantage of an even track for the wheels long ago suggested the idea of laying down wood and other hard, smooth surfaces for carriages to run upon. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Kitty, to her very material advantage, spent the chief of her time with her two elder sisters. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Malvoisin, they MUST be found, said Conrade; well will it advantage both the Order and thee. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I took advantage of a moment when Joe had just looked at me, and got my bread and butter down my leg. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- There is one advantage about this horrid place, he said; we have got it all to ourselves. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I am far from being clear as to the last particular,' returned Mortimer, with great composure, 'that I have much advantage over you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Nevertheless I was always prepared to take advantage of them in case they did. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It is an advantage to get about in such a case without taking a mercenary into your confidence. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- If I spoke, my speaking would confer advantage on no one. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The advantage of much sleep to prepare them for their journey was impossible. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Among his other advantages, Lord Raymond was supremely handsome; every one admired him; of women he was the idol. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- As to America, the advantages of such a union to her are not so apparent. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The new window gave a view of the road, and had many advantages, as Mrs. Hepworth pointed out. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Adverting to other advantages derived from railway locomotion, Mr. Stephenson noticed the comparative safety of that mode of travelling. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Such taxes, when destined for the maintenance of the state, have some advantages, which may serve in some measure to balance their inconveniency. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Those firms which had not previously used direct-by-mail advertising were now coming to realize the many advantages of that modern selling short-cut and were compiling large lists of names. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Did the late Mrs. Betteredge possess those inestimable advantages? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Indeed, the advantages other than those of relative losses, were on the Confederate side. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was an animating subject, and Mrs. Bennet seemed incapable of fatigue while enumerating the advantages of the match. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- If these were some of the inconveniences of Mr. Skimpole's childhood, it assuredly possessed its advantages too. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Checker: Zachariah