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noun thing that helps ADJ. big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, overwhelming | clear, decided/decisive, definite, distinct, material, obvious, positive, real Breastfeeding offers a clear advantage to your baby. | key, main, major, important, 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 countries with low labour costs | commercial, competitive, economic, educational, electoral, financial, military, personal, political, practical, psychological, social, strategic, tactical, technical, technological | cost, price, speed, tax VERB + 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 keen 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. PREP. to sb's ~ It is to your advantage to delay things for as long as possible. | ~ in There may be some advantage in laying down a clearer procedure. | ~ over East coast resorts have the advantage over west coast ones. | ~ 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. take advantage of: make use of ADJ. full, maximum We took full advantage of the hotel facilities.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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advantage
a good feature that something has, which makes it better, more useful etc than other things:
• The great advantage of digital cameras is that there is no film to process.
benefit
a feature of something that has a good effect on people’s lives:
• Regular exercise has many benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease.
merit
a good feature that something has, which you consider when you are deciding whether it is the best choice:
• The committee will consider the merits of the proposals. • The merits and demerits of (= the good and bad features of ) alternative funding systems were widely discussed in the newspapers. • The chairman saw no great merit in this suggestion (= he did not think that it was a good idea ) .
virtue
an advantage that makes you believe that something is a good thing:
• They believed in the virtues of culture, civilization, and reason. • He’s always extolling the virtues of hard work (= saying that hard work is a good thing ) .
the good/great/best thing about something
especially spoken used when mentioning a good feature of something. This phrase is rather informal and you should not use it in formal essays:
• The good thing about cycling is that you don’t have to worry about getting stuck in a traffic jam.
the beauty of something is that
used when you want to emphasize that something has a very good or useful feature:
• The beauty of the plan is that it is so simple.
Longman-Thesaurus
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advantage
verbs
have an advantage
( also enjoy an advantage formal )
• Our parents didn’t have all the advantages that we have. • Western countries enjoyed considerable advantages in terms of technology.
get/gain an advantage
• Both teams tried to get an advantage.
give somebody an advantage
• His height gives him a big advantage.
work to your advantage
(= make you have an advantage – often used when this is unexpected )
• Sometimes a lack of experience can work to your advantage.
see the advantage
(= understand the advantage )
• I can see the advantage of living near the station.
adjectives
a big/great/massive/huge advantage
• It’s a great advantage to be able to speak some Spanish.
a slight advantage
(= a small one )
• Karpov enjoyed a slight advantage over his opponent.
an unfair advantage
• Companies that receive government subsidies have an unfair advantage.
a definite/distinct advantage
(= one that you can clearly notice )
• Electronic trading has a number of distinct advantages.
a real advantage
(= a definite advantage )
• The new system has some real advantages.
an added advantage
(= an extra advantage )
• Candidates with experience in Sales and Marketing would have an added advantage.
a political advantage
• Republicans have a political advantage in most of those areas.
a military advantage
• The military advantage had shifted towards the rebels.
a psychological advantage
• Winning the first game gives you a psychological advantage over your opponent.
phrases
the advantages and disadvantages of something
• the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city
the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
(= the advantages are more valuable )
• When it comes down to working from home, you have to decide if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
COMMON ERRORS
>>> Do not say ' a good advantage '. Say a big advantage or a real advantage .
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