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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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The duo used their popularity to their advantage in several ways.

From Los Angeles Times

Another advantage of metal-organic frameworks: You can create them using a huge variety of metals and organic molecules.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beyond its chemical precision, the method also stands out for its environmental advantages.

From Science Daily

Germany's once-mighty car industry, faced with fierce Chinese competition, has been struggling to maintain competitive advantages and match Chinese innovations.

From Barron's

And while it has the advantage that the bus can be refuelled in a matter of minutes rather than hours, that premium is now perceived as not worth paying.

From BBC