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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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That means they are going to make money on their end in some way, likely from commissions, while your piece of it may not be to your best advantage.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

One U.S. advantage, Singhal says, is that the U.S. has a relatively strong record for returns on investment capital.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The question will be how long that will take, and whether Mercedes' advantage in the championships is by then realistically recoverable.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Andy Pages hit a looping ball to right-center to score Freeman, and the Dodgers built a 5-3 advantage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Guilty for the jealous thoughts I harbored, I took advantage of the crowd and made my escape downstairs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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