- often followed by over or of: superior or more favourable position or power
- benefit or profit (esp in the phrase to one's advantage)
- the point scored after deuce
- take advantage of ⇒
- to make good use of
- to impose upon the weakness, good nature, etc, of; abuse
- to seduce
- to advantage ⇒ to good effect
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ad•van•taged
(ad van′tijd, -vän′-),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- having greater resources or better skills, education, facilities, etc.:She is more advantaged than her cousin.
- having sufficient or abundant income, natural resources, etc.;
affluent:the advantaged nations.
n.
- (used with a pl. v.) advantaged people collectively (usually prec. by the):a luxury cruise that only the advantaged could afford.
- advantage + -ed3 1595–1605
ad•van•tage /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/USA pronunciation
n., v., -taged, -taging.
n.
v. [~ + object]
ad•van•ta•geous /ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/USA pronunciation adj.
ad•van•ta•geous•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n.
- circumstance, opportunity, etc., that is very favorable to success:[countable]the advantages of a good education.
- [uncountable] benefit; gain;
profit: It will be to your advantage to study Chinese. - a position of superiority or ascendancy:[countable]Knowledge of foreign policy gave the candidate an advantage.
v. [~ + object]
- to benefit:How will this advantage you at work?
- Idiomstake advantage of, [ ~ + obj]
- to make use of for gain: to take advantage of an opportunity.
- to impose upon, esp. unfairly, as by exploiting a weakness:You took unfair advantage of our friendship.
- Idioms to advantage, in such a way as to have beneficial effects:The lighting showed off the room to advantage.
ad•van•ta•geous /ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/USA pronunciation adj.
ad•van•ta•geous•ly, adv.
ad•van•tage
(ad van′tij, -vän′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -taged, -taging.
n.
v.t.
n.
- any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end:the advantage of a good education.
- benefit;
gain;
profit:It will be to his advantage to learn Chinese before going to China. - superiority or ascendancy (often fol. by over or of ):His height gave him an advantage over his opponent.
- a position of superiority (often fol. by over or of ):their advantage in experienced players.
- Sport[Tennis.]the first point scored after deuce.
- have the advantage of, to be in a superior or advantageous position;
possess an advantage over:By virtue of independent wealth, he has the advantage of his opponents. - take advantage of:
- to make use of for gain:to take advantage of an opportunity.
- to impose upon, esp. unfairly, as by exploiting a weakness:to take advantage of someone.
- to advantage, to good effect;
advantageously:The paintings were arranged to advantage on one wall.
v.t.
- to be of service to;
yield profit or gain to;
benefit. - to cause to advance;
further;
promote:Such action will advantage our cause. - to prove beneficial to;
profit:It would advantage him to work harder.
- Anglo-French, Old French avantage, equivalent. to avant before (see advance) + -age -age; for ad- see advance
- Middle English ava(u)ntage 1300–50
- 2. Advantage, benefit, profit all mean something that is of use or value. Advantage is anything that places one in an improved position, esp. in coping with competition or difficulties:It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely.Benefit is anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group:a benefit to society.Profit is any valuable, useful, or helpful gain:profit from trade or experience. 9. serve, avail, help, aid.
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advantage /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ n
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