0 a condition giving a greater chance of success:
The advantage of booking tickets in advance is that you get better seats.
Despite the twin advantages of wealth and beauty, she did not have a happy life.
[ + to infinitive ] It would be to your advantage (= it would improve the situation for you) to agree to his demands.
For a goalkeeper, it's a great advantage to have big hands.
His height and reach give him a big advantage over (= make him better than) other boxers.
UK formal "Do you know how old I am?" "I'm afraid you have the advantage of me there (= you know the answer but I do not)."
I thought I'd take advantage of the sports facilities while I'm here.
I know she's offered to babysit, but I don't want her to think we're taking advantage of her.
Advantage Miss Williams!
The ref should have played advantage because Rooney would have been through on goal.
1 a condition that helps you or gives you a greater chance of success:
2 a good feature that makes something better than similar things:
have/get/gain an advantage Smaller businesses often have an advantage in the area of customer relations.
advantage over sb Neither company appears to have a particular technological advantage over the other.
advantage for sb There are advantages for both employers and employees in flexible working hours.
the advantages of sth What are the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing?
the advantages of doing sth Some firms may find that the advantages of using free software outweigh the disadvantages.
The British ferry operator complained that its French rivals had an unfair advantage because of government aid.
a big/huge/major advantage Online advertising can have some major advantages.
a great/important/significant advantage Foreign domestic investment brings important advantages through new technologies and enhanced access to overseas markets.
a clear/definite/distinct advantage There can be distinct advantages in having a dominant individual presence in the boardroom.
3 in a more powerful or successful position than other people or things:
4 to use your skills, resources, etc. or a particular situation in order to get an opportunity for yourself:
5 to give a person or organization an advantage compared to other people or organizations:
The bank thought e-commerce could work to its advantage because these markets tended to be highly protected by regulation.
6 to use your skills, resources, etc. to get an opportunity for yourself:
She had some important contacts in the government, which she used to her advantage.
Qualifications are important but practical experience is always an advantage.
The advantage of the plan is its simplicity.
You shouldn't be so trusting - people take advantage of you.
Internet connection via broadband offers many advantages.
Only time will tell whether the effor t will translate into enough economic or social advantages to make it wor th their while.
However, the use of linguistic generation techniques also has practical advantages.
An information-state approach allows one to fruitfully combine the two approaches, using the advantages of each.
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