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vantage

noun verb

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.

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Word length
7
Starts with
V
Ends with
E
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/

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noun

  1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.

    “The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.”

  2. Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

  3. Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit

    “Having the faster car is of little advantage.”

  4. The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.

  5. The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.

  6. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

noun

  1. An advantage.

  2. A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.

  3. A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.

verb

  1. To profit; to aid.

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Example Sentences

The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
Having the faster car is of little advantage.

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