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advantage

[ad-van-tij, -vahn-] / ædˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn- /


Usage

What are other ways to say advantage? Advantage refers to anything that places one in an improved position, especially in coping with competition or difficulties: It is to one's advantage to have traveled widely. Benefit refers to anything that promotes the welfare or improves the state of a person or group: a benefit to society. Profit refers to any valuable, useful, or helpful gain: to one’s intellectual profit.

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If she made a mistake, they argue, it must have been because outsiders took advantage of her kindness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

But only hours before the scheduled ceremony, he announced he was postponing the executive order because he did not want to take away America’s competitive advantage over China and other countries.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Reform said it would change related EU law, such as Working Time Regulations, to ensure people can "take advantage of this tax break".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

An advantage of working with a larger bank could be it’s wider scope.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Worsley took advantage of the argument to get an extra dig into the pot with his spoon.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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