advantage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ədˈvæɾ̃.ɪd͡ʒ/ nt-flapping
- /ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ədˈveə̯n.tɪd͡ʒ/ without nt-flapping
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- /əɖˈʋɑːn.ʈeːdʒ/ (South-Asia)
- [ədˈvɑːn.tʰɪd͡ʒ] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ədˈvæn.tʰɪd͡ʒ] without nt-flapping
- [ədˈvæɾ̃.ɪd͡ʒ] nt-flapping
- /ədˈvɛə̯n.tɪd͡ʒ/ without nt-flapping
- /ədˈveə̯ɾ̃.ɪd͡ʒ/ nt-flapping
- /ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒ/ without nt-flapping
- /ədˈvɛə̯ɾ̃.ɪd͡ʒ/ nt-flapping
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin ab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Late Latin ab ante Old French avant Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -age Old French avantagebor. Middle English avantage English advantage From Middle English avantage, avauntage, from Old French avantage, from avant (“before”), from Late Latin ab ante. The spelling with d originates in a latinizing hypercorrection, the a- being falsely supposed to be from Latin ad (see advance). For sense development, compare foredeal.
Meanings
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(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
Give me advantage of some brief discourse.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:the advantages of a close alliance
1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XLV, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.
2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 2:11:
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(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
Having the faster car is of little advantage.
the advantage of a good constitution
- (countable, uncountable) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
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(countable, uncountable) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
Webb played an advantage that enabled Cazorla to supply a low cross from the left for Giroud to sweep home first time, despite Gallas and Vertonghen being in close attendance.
2012 November 17, “Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport:
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(countable, uncountable) Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
And with advantage means to pay thy love.
c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| advauntage | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| advantages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
two-man advantage · to one's advantage · take advantage · overadvantage · take advantage of · advantage ground · comparative advantage · selective advantage · have the advantage · underadvantage · advantage gambling · rest of advantage · mechanical advantage · advantageous · man advantage · have the advantage of someone · advantageously · house advantage · competitive advantage · counteradvantage · home field advantage · home advantage · play the advantage · advantage player · absolute advantage · take at advantage · advantageousness · one-man advantage · advantage play
Relateds
Synonyms
perk (superiority of state, positive aspect) · benefit (superiority of state, positive aspect) · ad (in tennis) · foredeal (superiority of state, positive aspect) · vantage (favorable condition or position) · upside (superiority of state, positive aspect) · pro (superiority of state, positive aspect) · plus (favorable condition or position) · edge (favorable condition or position)
Translations (166)
be перава́га (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · da fordel (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sh prȅdnōst (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · tr avantaj (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · de Vorteil (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sh пре̏дно̄ст (superiority; mastery) · be перава́га (superiority; mastery) · sv fördel (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · fi hyöty (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · fa امتیاز (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · pl przewaga (superiority; mastery) · sh preimućstvo (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · uk перева́га (superiority; mastery) · it vantaggio (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · hi लाभ (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ar أَفْضَلِيَّة (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · uk перева́га (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nb fordel (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · mi pai (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · he יתרון (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · sk výhoda (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · pdt Väadeel (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · de Vorzug (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · gl vantaxe (superiority; mastery) · he יִתְרוֹן (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · jct мефе (superiority; mastery) · es ventaja (superiority; mastery) · hu fölény (superiority; mastery) · ota افاده (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sq epërsi (superiority; mastery) · vi lợi thế (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ja 有利 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · tg бартарӣ (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ro avantaj (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · bn আসান (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nl voordeel (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ota فائده (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · nah tlayacanaliztli (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · hi फ़ायदा (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ru преиму́щество (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · tl kalamangan (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · de Vorteil (superiority; mastery) · ota فائده (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ko 이점 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · hy առավելություն (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · fi hyöty (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sq përfitim (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · uk ви́года (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · fr avantage (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · ko 리점 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nl overhand (superiority; mastery) · es ventaje (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sq epërsi (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · nah tlayacanaliztli (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ms kelebihan (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · fi etu (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · uk кори́сть (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · mk предност (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · fi etu (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · es ventaja (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · el πλεονέκτημα (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · mk предност (superiority; mastery) · fi yliote (superiority; mastery) · km អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sq avantazh (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · gl vantaxe (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · pt benefício (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · es provecho (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · ur فائدہ (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ka უპირატესობა (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nb fordel (superiority; mastery) · pl korzyść (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · cs výhoda (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · ja 利点 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · pt vantagem (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · fa فایده (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nl voordeel (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · pt vantagem (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · it beneficio (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ca avantatge (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · gl vantaxe (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · fi etu (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · fr avantage (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ca benefici (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · cy mantais (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · cmn 優點 /优点 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · cs výhoda (superiority; mastery) · da nytte (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · pl zaleta (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ru превосхо́дство (superiority; mastery) · ast ventaxa (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · jct мефе (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ru вы́года (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nl voordeel (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · mi huanga (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ar فَائِدَة (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · fo fyrimunur (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · gl beneficio (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · cmn 好處 /好处 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ja 得 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · grc ὄφελος (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · km ប្រយោជន៍ (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sh преимућство (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nl voordeel (superiority; mastery) · nah tlayacanaliztli (superiority; mastery) · ko 유리 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · pl awantaż (superiority; mastery) · fa برتری (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · mk предимство (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · mi patanga (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sa वीति (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ja 優越 (superiority; mastery) · ro avantaj (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · ga buntáiste (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ca avantatge (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · fr avantage (superiority; mastery) · he יִתְרוֹן (superiority; mastery) · he מַעֲלָה (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ja 得 (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · cmn 優勢 /优势 (superiority; mastery) · sv fördel (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · sh prȅdnōst (superiority; mastery) · tg афзалият (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · es ventaja (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · la quaestus (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · cmn 利益 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · pt vantajoso (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · pt vantagem (superiority; mastery) · da fortrin (superiority; mastery) · de Vorteil (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · tg фоида (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nb fordel (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · fr avantage (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · pl przewaga (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · bg преди́мство (superiority; mastery) · tg имтиёз (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · tr avantaj (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · hi हित (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · la ēmolumentum (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · ro avantaj (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · ca avantatge (superiority; mastery) · mi painga (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · da fordel (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · cmn 佔先 /占先 (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) · nah teinellili (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · hu előny (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · grc προτέρημα (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · la utilitas (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · es baza (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · nn føremon (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · bg преди́мство (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sh пре̏дно̄ст (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · bn ফায়দা (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ja 優位 (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · cs výhoda (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · pl korzyść (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · he יתרון (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · eu abantaila (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · nn fordel (superiority; mastery) · nn fordel (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · ast ventaya (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · sl prednost (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) · es ventaja (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · jct мефе (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · cmn 佔有優勢的 /占有优势的 (superiority of state, or that which gives it) · bg преиму́щество (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success)