Advantage Definition
- worthwhileness
- card up one's sleeve
- whip hand
- ace-in-the-hole
- pull
- play point
- ground
- best estate
- superior situation
- favorable opportunity
- dominating position
- favoring circumstance
- hold
- purchase
- leverage
(reflexive) To do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of. [from 16th c.]
- To put to good use; avail oneself of:
take advantage of all educational opportunities.
- To make use of for selfish reasons; achieve a selfish goal by exploiting:
took advantage of him by leaving him with the bill; took advantage of his unsuspecting nature.
- To good effect; favorably:
The roses were displayed to advantage in a blue vase.
- to have an advantage over
- to make use of for one's own benefit
- to impose upon in a selfish way
- so as to result in a good effect
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Advantage
- take advantage of
- to advantage
- have the advantage of
- take advantage of
- to advantage
Origin of Advantage
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From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Medieval Latin abante. The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be from Latin ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English avantage from Old French from avant before from Latin abante from before advance
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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