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Definition advantage in British English

advantage noun

noun
/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/

▪ confer, enjoy, exploit, gain, have, hold, offer

1

something that makes one person or thing more likely to succeed than others

Example

the advantages of a good education

Example

Her teaching experience gives her an advantage when working with children.

Example

The home team always have an advantage over their opponents.

Example

She was at a distinct advantage because people trusted her.

Example

It would be to your advantage to prepare questions in advance.

Synonyms and related words
advantage benefit good
1.1

benefit to yourself

Example

Important principles are being sacrificed for political advantage.

Example

Some people try to gain advantage by exploiting their personal contacts.

Synonyms and related words
advantage benefit good
1.2

a good feature or quality that something has

Example

Having children when you're older has both advantages and disadvantages.

Example

Flexibility is one of the many advantages of working from home.

Example

The equipment has the additional advantage of being easy to carry.

Synonyms and related words
advantage benefit good
2

used for saying the name of a player in tennis who wins the point after deuce

Example

Advantage Hingis.

Synonyms and related words
ace advantage bagel
3

to work in someone's favour

Example

Shreyansh's sweet words work to good advantage for his cordial relations with everyone.

4

to benefit from something, to take advantage of something, to put something to good purpose

Example

Shreyansh is able to use his communication skills in English to good advantage for a better job in government and respectable position in society.

Definition advantage in British English