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UK [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] / US [ədˈvæntɪdʒ] noun
Word forms "advantage":
singular advantage plural advantages

1) [countable/uncountable] something that makes one person or thing more likely to succeed than others

the advantages of a good education

give someone an advantage:

Her teaching experience gives her an advantage when working with children.

advantage over:

The home team always have an advantage over their opponents.

be at an advantage:

She was at a distinct advantage because people trusted her.

to someone's advantage (= making you more likely to succeed):

It would be to your advantage to prepare questions in advance.

a) [uncountable] benefit to yourself

Important principles are being sacrificed for political advantage.

Some people try to gain advantage by exploiting their personal contacts.

b) [countable] a good feature or quality that something has

Having children when you're older has both advantages and disadvantages.

Flexibility is one of the many advantages of working from home.

have the advantage of something:

The equipment has the additional advantage of being easy to carry.

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Collocations:
Verbs frequently used with advantage as the object ▪  confer, enjoy, exploit, gain, have, hold, offer

2) [countable/uncountable] used for saying the name of a player in tennis who wins the point after deuce

Advantage Hingis.

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to good/best advantage — using or showing the best features of someone or something

The dark foliage really shows the flowers off to best advantage.

- take advantage of someone

- take advantage of something