See Also: ADVANTAGE ONE(finance)
ADVANTAGE PLUS(finance)
advantage(1)(dictionary)
advantage(2)(dictionary)
Advantage(money)
advantage(dictionary)
ADVANTAGE(finance)
Net advantage to merging(money)
Yield advantage(money)
Comparative advantage(finance)

advantage(1) (iou)



advantage noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French avantage, from avant before: see -AGE. For spelling adv- see AD- 2.]
I. Superior position.
The position, state, or circumstance of being ahead of another, or of having the better of him or her; superiority, esp. in contest or debate. ME.
get advantage over, get an advantage over, give advantage over, give an advantage over get, give, a better position than (also foll. by of, on). have advantage over, have an advantage over have a better position than (also foll. by of, on). have the advantage of be in a better position than; spec. have a personal knowledge of (another) which is not reciprocal.
A favouring circumstance; something which gives one a better position. ME.
make an advantage of, make one's advantage of = take advantage of below. take advantage(s) avail oneself of circumstances, use one's opportunities, esp. unfairly. take advantage of avail oneself of (a circumstance), outwit (a person), esp. unfairly. take at advantage arch. take (a person) by surprise.
A vantage-ground. LME-L17.
W. Raleigh Upon the advantage of a mountain-side.
A favourable occasion, a chance. LME-M17.
Shakespeare Venus & Adonis Make use of time, let not advantage slip.
Tennis. The next point won after deuce (gaining a temporary superiority, but not the game). M17.
II. The result of a superior position.
Benefit; increased well-being or convenience; a resulting benefit. ME.
mechanical advantage: see MECHANICAL adjective. to advantage in a way such as to exhibit merits.
Shakespeare 1 Henry IV Those blessed feet Which..were nail'd For our advantage on the bitter cross. P. Scott The advantages people like us enjoy over those who..have to make do without servants.
Increased quantity or number; excess. ME-E18.
Pecuniary profit; interest on money lent. LME-M17.
Shakespeare Merchant of Venice You neither lend nor borrow Upon advantage.
Comb.: advantage game, advantage set: in which advantage is part of the scoring.