Collocations for "advantage"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "advantage" in context.
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advantage
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [strong, definite, clear] advantage
- a [competitive, strategic] advantage
- has an unfair advantage
- is another advantage to [graduating, training hard]
- it is a clear advantage to [graduate]
- is one of the best advantages of my [job, position]
- (who) has the advantage
- has the advantage of [being, knowing]
- had [the, an] advantage over him
- has an advantage over him [in the game, for the promotion]
- gained an advantage through [hard work, deception]
- gained an advantage by [working hard]
- use your advantage (wisely)
- took advantage of his [position, power]
- took advantage of her at the [office, bar]
- take advantage of the [opportunity, situation]
- took advantage of her [kindness, generosity]
- take (full) advantage of the [situation, opportunity]
- is always (being) taken advantage of
- [could, would] be considered an advantage (to)
- has (its) advantages and disadvantages
- the advantages and disadvantages of
- tennis: advantage, [Sharapova]
- tennis: advantage scoring
'advantage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a wealth of sth
- account
- bilingual
- blunder
- chip
- competitive
- connection
- conventional
- deceit
- deception
- decided
- decisive
- definite
- distinct
- diversion
- enormous
- exclusive
- executive
- generous
- hindsight
- huge
- in
- influence
- kindness
- loophole
- lost
- offer
- opportunity
- pause
- placed
- poised
- server
- slender
- system
- take
- thrift
- thrive
- unexpected
- unfair
- wealth
- weather