Advantage

n.	1.	Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position. Give me advantage of some brief discourse. - Shak. The advantages of a close alliance. - Macaulay.
	2.	Superiority; mastery; - with of or over. Lest Satan should get an advantage of us. - 2 Cor. ii. 11.
	3.	Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.
	4.	Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen). And with advantage means to pay thy love. - Shak.
	5.	(Tennis) The first point scored after deuce. Advantage ground vantage ground. To have the advantage of to have a personal knowledge of one who does not have a reciprocal knowledge. - Clarendon. To take advantage of to profit by; (often used in a bad sense) to overreach, to outwit. - Sheridan.
v. t.	1.	To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit. [imp. & p. p. Advantaged ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Advantaging ( ).] The truth is, the archbishop's own stiffness and averseness to comply with the court designs, advantaged his adversaries against him. - Fuller. What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? - Luke ix. 25. To advantage one's self of to avail one's self of.

Noun	1.	advantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" Synonyms: vantage Antonyms: disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
	2.	advantage - first point scored after deuce
	3.	advantage - benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" Synonyms: reward
Verb	1.	advantage - give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich" Antonyms: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

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