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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.

Example Sentences

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I moved to China for three and a half years, taking full advantage of the local happy hours, dabbling in fine dining and even splitting the cost of a housekeeper with my roommate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Bayern twice took the lead in a breathless first half, but defending European champions PSG came back in thrilling style to gain a three-goal advantage at 5-2 and surely put one foot in the showpiece.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Financials are using AI to their advantage: It is helping them reduce their reliance on people to value assets, and to manage borrowers’ credit, create insurance pricing algorithms, and identify markets to sell services.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Second, presidents now enjoy a structural advantage over Congress on matters of war and peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The one advantage of landing at night—the element of surprise—was gone.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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