- advantage
- noun1 thing that helpsADJECTIVE▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, overwhelming▪ clear, decided, decisive, definite, distinct, material, obvious, positive, real▪
The new design gives us a clear advantage over our competitors.
▪ important, key, main, major, significant▪ dubious▪ unfair▪The company has an unfair advantage over its competitors.
▪ added, additional▪These computers have the added advantage of being cheap.
▪ special▪ potential▪ comparative, relative▪ mutual▪The plan would be to our mutual advantage.
▪ natural▪the natural advantages of a fertile soil
▪ commercial, competitive, economic, educational, electoral, financial, military, personal, political, practical, psychological, social, strategic, tactical, technical, technological▪The company was able to gain a competitive advantage over its rivals by reducing costs.
▪ cost, price, speed, taxVERB + ADVANTAGE▪ have▪ gain, get▪He would gain considerable advantage from staying in that job.
▪ bring (sb), give sb, offer (sb)▪Another qualification would give me a big advantage at job interviews.
▪ press home▪The commanders were anxious to press home their advantage with a further offensive in the north.
▪ outweigh▪They argue that the possible risks attached to such vaccines vastly outweigh any advantages.
PREPOSITION▪ to sb's advantage▪It is to your advantage to delay things for as long as possible.
▪ advantage in▪There may be some advantage in laying down a clearer procedure.
▪ advantage over▪East coast resorts have the advantage over west coast ones.
▪ advantage to▪the advantage to both countries of closer economic ties
PHRASES▪ to good advantage, to sb/sth's best advantage▪The bright lighting showed the jewels to their best advantage.
2 take advantage of make use ofADJECTIVE▪ complete (esp. AmE), full, maximum▪We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.
▪I took complete advantage of the situation.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
