advantage
• noun 1 a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable position. 2 Tennis a score marking a point interim between deuce and winning the game. • verb be of benefit to. — PHRASES take advantage of 1 make unfair use of for one’s own benefit. 2 dated seduce. 3 make good use of the opportunities offered. — DERIVATIVES advantageous /adv ntayjss/ adjective. — ORIGIN Old French avantage, from Latin abante ‘in front’.
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