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advauntage

advauntage is the obsolete form of advantage.

Meaning of advantage

Noun

advantage (countable and uncountable, plural advantages)

  1. (countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
    • The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
    Synonyms:
    edge, vantage, plus
  2. (obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
    • Lest Satan should get an advantage of us.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 2:11
  3. Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
    • the advantage of a good constitution
  4. The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
    Synonyms:
    ad
  5. The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
    • Webb played an advantage that enabled Cazorla to supply a low cross from the left for Giroud to sweep home first time, despite Gallas and Vertonghen being in close attendance.2012 November 17, “Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport
  6. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
    • And with advantage means to pay thy love.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Forms of advauntage

pluraladvauntages

Questions about advauntage

What is advauntage the obsolete form of?
Advauntage is the obsolete form of advantage.

Words near advauntage in the dictionary

  1. advauncements
  2. advauncer
  3. advauncers
  4. advaunces
  5. advauncing
  6. advauntage
  7. advauntages
  8. advb.
  9. advect
  10. advected
  11. advecting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: advauntage (page history and authors); advantage (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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