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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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"When there's no wind or storm, not a week goes by without flights taking off from here. The hangar door opens right onto the runway. That's a real competitive advantage," said Canguilhem.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Here are three smart ways buyers can take advantage of this newfound leverage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The one advantage was that the dancers, mainly on a plain stage, could shine in a town that knows its dance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Despite a late 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, Arsenal had already given themselves a two-goal advantage in the first leg at the Emirates.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It told the story of a joke run wild, and two girls taken advantage of by a much older sister.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock