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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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Only for the advantage to then pass to the car that has just been overtaken, when it gets overtake mode.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"At least I know how to swim," he told AFP, an advantage over many of the others aboard the boat.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In L.A., experience seems to be as much a liability as an advantage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Issues in the smaller category can escape the notice of the largest fund managers, giving the Intrepid team an advantage.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“The Germans let us alone in the Great War. It’s to their advantage to keep us neutral.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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