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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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Advantage plans can be economical—until health conditions mount.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

It would be an adjustment for someone accustomed to traditional Medicare to switch to an Advantage plan and bump up against these restrictions, says Louise Norris, health policy analyst at MedicareResources.org External link.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

With Medicare Advantage, your monthly costs are low but your costs at the doctor’s office or hospital can be high; with Medigap, the opposite holds true.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

While still increasing subscriber numbers, Medicare Advantage has seen its gains cooling.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Their second Advantage will consist in the Choice of their Food.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)




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