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Verb
/ədˈvantij/,
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advantages, plural;
  1. Put in a favorable or more favorable position

Noun
  1. A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position
    • - companies with a computerized database are at an advantage
    • - she had an advantage over her mother's generation
  2. The opportunity to gain something; benefit or profit
    • - you could learn something to your advantage
    • - he saw some advantage in the proposal
  3. A favorable or desirable circumstance or feature; a benefit
    • - the village's proximity to the town is an advantage
  4. A player's score in a game when they have won the first point after deuce (and will win the game if they win the next point)


  1. give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"
  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
  4. benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"
  5. Advantage - Brass Rock Band featuring members of Grown at Home - the British ska punk band, that were tipped as "the new market leaders for their genre in this country, with a nationwide fanbase to back their unsurmountable popularity". The band was formed in 2002 in Stafford.
  6. In cryptography, an adversary's advantage is a measure of how successfully it can attack a cryptographic algorithm, by distinguishing it from an idealized version of that type of algorithm. Note that in this context, the "adversary" is itself an algorithm and not a person. ...
  7. Advantage (Авантаж) is a 1977 Bulgarian drama film directed by Georgi Djulgerov. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where Djulgerov won the Silver Bear for Best Director.
  8. A statistic (or stat) in role-playing games is a piece of data which represents a particular aspect of a fictional character. That piece of data is usually a (unitless) integer or, in some cases, a set of dice.
  9. The Advantage is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, that formed in 1998 and specializes in doing covers of music from old NES games. They have covered songs from numerous videogames, including Mega Man, Air Fortress, Castlevania and Metroid. ...
  10. The Advantage is the first release by video game cover band, The Advantage. The band recorded several tracks based on compositions that were originally written for numerous NES video games.
  11. 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; Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage ...
  12. (Advantaged) Those lucky few whose parents secured obscene shares of our nation’s collective income and boastfully attribute it to their own hard work, while we leftists are committed to seizing their ill-gotten gains through the government apparatus and redistributing most of it amongst ...
  13. (Advantages) situations where a team has possession of the ball and outnumbers the opposition near the opposing goal.
  14. (ADVANTAGES) Even if you do not mention this term, please explain the superiority of your products over you rivals' products. What features are more outstanding? Is the quality much higher? Are the ingredients more and is the price lower?
  15. (Advantages) An optional trait which some but not all characters possess. These may be binary or may be taken in levels. Also known as "virtues" (Ars Magica), "talents" (Hero System), or "feats" (D&D).
  16. (Advantages) Eliminates future liability risks associated with offsite disposal. Remediates the site with minimal disruption and provides a natural and ecologically sound approach to remediation.
  17. (Advantages) People who are “price sensitive” may be drawn to lower prices
  18. (Advantages) Skills or traits the character has that aid him in the course of game play. Often set at time of character creation.
  19. (Advantages) The referee signals advantages with arm extended sweeping outward on a horizontal plane level with the sholder.
  20. (Advantages) good resource for students seeking specific information to support another assignment, for example the biography of a prominent member of John F. Kennedy's cabinet in order to use the Re-Elect JFK simulation. Texts and graphics can be printed out or saved in another application.
  21. (Advantages) of platinum resistance thermometers:
  22. (Advantages) of proximity sensors over conventional detection methods are their high speed and non-contact operation. This results in no wear, no maintenance, and a long life which is independent of switching frequency. Inductive sensors are unaffected by dirt. vibration water and oil.
  23. (advantages) Explain your features in a way that tells how they are a better way of providing benefits than the competitor’s way of providing benefits.
  24. unlike most other sports, referees can play advantage after a foul for what can seem an eternity, but once he calls "advantage over" then that's that.
  25. allowing the advantage means allowing play to proceed if it is to the advantage of the team which has not committed an offence or infringement.