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advantage

/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/

/ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/

Translations

advantagenoun

advantages

/ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/

/ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/

avantageEn sport.

The home team had the advantage of playing on familiar ground.

L'équipe à domicile avait l'avantage de jouer sur un terrain connu.

avantageAu tennis, point obtenu après l'égalité et donnant l'occasion de gagner le jeu.

After deuce, she got the advantage and served for the set.

Après l'égalité, elle a obtenu l'avantage et a servi pour le set.

avantageSens général.

Having a good education is an advantage in the job market.

Le fait d'avoir une bonne formation est un avantage sur le marché du travail.

Additional translations

atoutÉlément favorable, point fort.

Synonyms

upper hand

Antonyms

advantageverb

advantaged

Past Simple

advantaged

Past Participle

advantaging

Gerund

/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/

/ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/

avantager

The new policy is designed to advantage small businesses in the region.

La nouvelle politique est conçue pour avantager les petites entreprises de la région.

Additional translations

favoriserEmploi plus général; implique souvent un traitement plus favorable.

Definitions

advantagenoun

A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.

Having a good education is an advantage in the job market.

A benefit or gain resulting from a particular course of action.

The main advantage of this plan is its cost-effectiveness.

In sports, a situation in which a player or team has a better chance of winning.

The home team had the advantage of playing on familiar ground.

(tennis) A score that follows deuce and gives the player who wins it the opportunity to win the next point and thus the game.

She gained advantage after a long rally, putting pressure on her opponent to defend the next point.

advantageverb

To provide a benefit or gain to someone or something.

The new policy is designed to advantage small businesses in the region.