Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for advantage. Search instead for advanta.
Definitions

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.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In 1887 German-American inventor Emile Berliner invented the flat shellac disk, quickly saw its advantage for mass production, and patented a device to play them, the gramophone, that same year.

From The Wall Street Journal

That gives less of an advantage to Shiffrin, who is especially good in those conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

"From a headhunter's perspective, ByteDance's advantage lies in its willingness to spend big," he said.

From Barron's

U.S. manufacturers have complained to the administration that some imported aluminum and steel products continue to have a price advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal

When they succeed, acquirers pounce—regardless of the health of the overall economy—an advantage for healthcare investors, Lalande said.

From The Wall Street Journal