n.
Pronunciation: ə d- ' van-tij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English avantage, from Anglo-French, from avant before, from Late Latin abante
Date: 1523
1 : superiority of position or condition <higher ground gave the enemy the advantage >
2 : a factor or circumstance of benefit to its possessor <lacked the advantage s of an education>
3 a : BENEFIT , GAIN especially : benefit resulting from some course of action <a mistake which turned out to our advantage > b obsolete : INTEREST 2A
4 : the first point won in tennis after deuce
– to advantage : so as to produce a favorable impression or effect <wishing to be seen to advantage >