Definition
Meaning of 'advantage'
Meaning of 'advantage' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Advantage 
[ 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.
- Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.
- Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
2. Advantage [ v. t.]
- To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to
benefit; to profit. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'advantage' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. advantage [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- benefit resulting from some event or action
- benefit resulting from some event or action
Example in sentence:
- it turned out to my advantage;
- reaping the rewards of generosity
Meaning (2):
- the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
- the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Example in sentence:
- the experience gave him the advantage over me
2. advantage [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- give an advantage to
- give an advantage to
Example in sentence:
- This system advantages the rich
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