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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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“One advantage was that her three children covered the premiums by contributing about $2,000 each,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

In that contest, which he won handily, he had the major advantage of incumbency after being appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to fill the vacancy caused by then-Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Analysts suggest the U.S. is using bilateral deals to secure a competitive advantage for American pharmaceutical companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Art and commerce are necessary bedfellows, a truth the Wu-Tang Clan not only knows, but uses to their advantage.

From Salon • May 31, 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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