I. ˈvantij, -aan-, -ain-, -ȧn-, -tēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Middle French avantage — more at advantage
1. archaic : benefit , gain
2.
a. : an advantage in a contest : superiority
b. : something (as strategic position or superior force) that gives an advantage to one of two contenders
attempts to secure vantage ground south of the river — American Guide Series: Virginia
manipulation of the machinery of the convention from his vantage point as chairman — C.R.Erdman
c. : a place especially suited to give a comprehensive view or a commanding perspective : coign of vantage
looking back on her life from the vantage of her 80th birthday — Newsweek
from the vantage point of a window seat, one surveys the slums — American Guide Series: New York City
3. : something thrown in for good measure : an additional sum or quantity : boot
4.
[by shortening]
Britain : advantage 5
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- to the vantage
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English vantagen, from vantage (I)
: advantage , profit