Advantage
WordNet
noun
(1) Benefit resulting from some event or action
"It turned out to my advantage"
"Reaping the rewards of generosity"
(2) The quality of having a superior or more favorable position
"The experience gave him the advantage over me"
(3) (tennis) first point scored after deuce
verb
(4) Give an advantage to
"This system advantages the rich"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , , from , from , from .
Noun
- Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.
- Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
- The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
- Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.
- The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next too to carry the game.
Verb
- To provide with an advantage, to give an edge.
Usage notes
- Some authorities object to the use of advantage as a verb meaning "to provide with an advantage".