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advantage noun 1 a favourable circumstance; benefit or usefulness. 2 a circumstance that may help one to succeed, win, etc. 3 superiority over another. 4 tennis the point scored after deuce¹. verb (advantaged, advantaging) to benefit someone or improve their position. have the advantage of someone to know something that is not known to them; to be in a better position than them. take advantage of someone or something 1 to make use of a situation, a person's good nature, etc in such a way as to benefit oneself. 2 old use to seduce someone. to advantage in such a way as to emphasize the good qualities • shows off her figure to advantage. to one's advantage of benefit or importance to one. turn something to advantage to use a circumstance, situation, etc in such a way as to get some benefit from it.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French avantage, from avant before; see also advance.