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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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On Tuesday they had a man advantage for nearly a quarter of the first 25 minutes and had five power plays and a penalty shot on the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“Investors have seen this conflict, and its various developments, as an opportunity to take advantage of volatility in the crypto market,” he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Mexicans near the U.S. border often fill up their gas tanks in El Paso and Brownsville in Texas to take advantage of cheaper rates there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Jones took a tight seventh frame, before Selby regained his six-frame advantage thanks to a break of 78, although Jones ended well with a 90 break in the session's final frame.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“OK, let’s take advantage of this library, shall we?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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