Advantage
noun
Something that helps you compared to others, or a useful quality.
Being able to speak two languages is a great advantage.
Often appears as...
- take advantage of
- use to your advantage
noun
In sports, a situation that helps one player or team.
In tennis, the server often has the advantage.
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Sport
verb
To use something for your own benefit or to improve your situation.
She took advantage of his trust and deceived him.
Often appears as...
- take advantage of
- advantage yourself of
noun
A favorable circumstance or condition that increases the chances of success.
The contract gives our company an advantage in future negotiations.
Often appears as...
- bargaining advantage
- competitive advantage
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Something that helps you compared to others, or a useful quality.
Being able to speak two languages is a great advantage.
Often appears as...
- take advantage of
- use to your advantage
noun
In sports, a situation that helps one player or team.
In tennis, the server often has the advantage.
Usage tips
Sport
verb
To use something for your own benefit or to improve your situation.
She took advantage of his trust and deceived him.
Often appears as...
- take advantage of
- advantage yourself of
noun
A favorable circumstance or condition that increases the chances of success.
The contract gives our company an advantage in future negotiations.
Often appears as...
- bargaining advantage
- competitive advantage
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Comparative Context
Use 'advantage' when comparing situations or abilities to highlight a superiority.
Her extensive travel is an advantage over other candidates.
Pro Tip 2/3Strategic Usage
'Advantage' often implies a strategic element, like in games or business.
He played his cards close to his chest, eager to maintain his advantage.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuance
'Advantage' can carry a hint of unfairness if acquired through cunning.
Some say it's not an advantage if you have to cheat for it.
Pro Tip 1/3Comparative Context
Use 'advantage' when comparing situations or abilities to highlight a superiority.
Her extensive travel is an advantage over other candidates.
Pro Tip 2/3Strategic Usage
'Advantage' often implies a strategic element, like in games or business.
He played his cards close to his chest, eager to maintain his advantage.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuance
'Advantage' can carry a hint of unfairness if acquired through cunning.
Some say it's not an advantage if you have to cheat for it.
Pro Tip 1/3Comparative Context
Use 'advantage' when comparing situations or abilities to highlight a superiority.
Her extensive travel is an advantage over other candidates.
Pro Tip 2/3Strategic Usage
'Advantage' often implies a strategic element, like in games or business.
He played his cards close to his chest, eager to maintain his advantage.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuance
'Advantage' can carry a hint of unfairness if acquired through cunning.
Some say it's not an advantage if you have to cheat for it.
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Why are some people...
groups that have a relative advantage tend to grow until that advantage disappears. If people were only fighting and competing throughout human evolution, natural selection would lead to more lefties being the ones that made it until there were so many of them, that it was no longer a rare asset. So in a purely competitive world,
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How to understand power...
being taken seriously, and not being taken advantage of. In this lesson, we'll look at where power comes from, how it's exercised and what you can do to become more powerful in public life. Let's start with a basic definition. Power is the ability to make others do what you would have them do.
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What is obesity? - Mia...
can improve insulin resistance and decrease inflammation. What was once an advantage for survival is now working against us. As the world's population continues to slow down and get bigger, moving and consciously eating our way towards a healthier weight is essential to our overall well-being.
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How the food you eat...
and maintaining a good, balanced relationship with them is to our advantage. Together, they form the gut microbiome, a rich ecosystem that performs a variety of functions in our bodies. The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can't digest, produce important nutrients,
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Four reasons you should...
advantage you better stay out from the new stream so what should you do go cold turkey make news inaccessible read long solid magazine articles that give your perspective read books that explain the world complexities try reading a book a
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Take the Money... and...
wise words to live by right what if we set up an experiment where that wasn't the case when people's distrust keep them from taking advantage of a no-strings-attached guaranteed win situation we're about to find out in this next game
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A Collection Of Wild...
snow drifts will make the chase difficult the wolf's pads are particularly broad but in really deep snow the elk's long legs give them the advantage and in such country as this there's little chance of taking them by surprise
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
because it actually provides an important advantage. They point out that true hiccups are found only in mammals and that they're not retained in birds, lizards, turtles, or any other exclusively air-breathing animals.
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Eye vs. camera - Michael...
And so what if we don't always see the world exactly as it is. There's a certain joy to be found watching stationary leaves waving on an illusive breeze, and maybe even an evolutionary advantage.
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"Peaceful Afternoon" /...
you again you took advantage of a world that loved you well
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Why are some people...
groups that have a relative advantage tend to grow until that advantage disappears. If people were only fighting and competing throughout human evolution, natural selection would lead to more lefties being the ones that made it until there were so many of them, that it was no longer a rare asset. So in a purely competitive world,
Video examples
How to understand power...
being taken seriously, and not being taken advantage of. In this lesson, we'll look at where power comes from, how it's exercised and what you can do to become more powerful in public life. Let's start with a basic definition. Power is the ability to make others do what you would have them do.
Video examples
What is obesity? - Mia...
can improve insulin resistance and decrease inflammation. What was once an advantage for survival is now working against us. As the world's population continues to slow down and get bigger, moving and consciously eating our way towards a healthier weight is essential to our overall well-being.
Video examples
How the food you eat...
and maintaining a good, balanced relationship with them is to our advantage. Together, they form the gut microbiome, a rich ecosystem that performs a variety of functions in our bodies. The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can't digest, produce important nutrients,
Video examples
Four reasons you should...
advantage you better stay out from the new stream so what should you do go cold turkey make news inaccessible read long solid magazine articles that give your perspective read books that explain the world complexities try reading a book a
Video examples
Take the Money... and...
wise words to live by right what if we set up an experiment where that wasn't the case when people's distrust keep them from taking advantage of a no-strings-attached guaranteed win situation we're about to find out in this next game
Video examples
A Collection Of Wild...
snow drifts will make the chase difficult the wolf's pads are particularly broad but in really deep snow the elk's long legs give them the advantage and in such country as this there's little chance of taking them by surprise
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
because it actually provides an important advantage. They point out that true hiccups are found only in mammals and that they're not retained in birds, lizards, turtles, or any other exclusively air-breathing animals.
Video examples
Eye vs. camera - Michael...
And so what if we don't always see the world exactly as it is. There's a certain joy to be found watching stationary leaves waving on an illusive breeze, and maybe even an evolutionary advantage.
Video examples
"Peaceful Afternoon" /...
you again you took advantage of a world that loved you well
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Quote examples
Virginia Woolf
British Author
If we help an educated man's daughter to go to Cambridge are we not forcing her to think not about education but about war? - not how she can learn, but how she can fight in order that she might win the same advantages as her brothers?
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Estelle
British Musician
Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I've been given in life.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong.
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Zach LaVine
American Athlete
I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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Xzibit
American Musician
I want to support myself legally, and take advantage of the opportunities and organize and benefit from those choices.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.
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Amber Tamblyn
American Actress
I think I had an advantage in the sense that I wasn't raised religiously.
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Ederson
Athlete
I think it's a matter of taking advantage of your opportunities in life.
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David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
No advantages in this world are pure and unmixed.
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Chad Harbach
American Writer
Tall people have a real advantage in the world.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
If we help an educated man's daughter to go to Cambridge are we not forcing her to think not about education but about war? - not how she can learn, but how she can fight in order that she might win the same advantages as her brothers?
Quote examples
Estelle
British Musician
Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I've been given in life.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
A lot of times, people feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong.
Quote examples
Zach LaVine
American Athlete
I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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Xzibit
American Musician
I want to support myself legally, and take advantage of the opportunities and organize and benefit from those choices.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I think people who have good parents come into the world with a strength, yes, and an advantage.
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Amber Tamblyn
American Actress
I think I had an advantage in the sense that I wasn't raised religiously.
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Ederson
Athlete
I think it's a matter of taking advantage of your opportunities in life.
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David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
No advantages in this world are pure and unmixed.
Quote examples
Chad Harbach
American Writer
Tall people have a real advantage in the world.
Example 1 of 10
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