Advantageous

Advantageous
Advantageous Ad`van*ta"geous, a. [F. avantageux, fr. avantage.] Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position; trade is advantageous to a nation. [1913 Webster]

Advabtageous comparison with any other country. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]

You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one goes. --Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]


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  • advantageous — (adj.) 1590s, formed in English from advantage, or else from Fr. avantageux (15c.), from avantage (see ADVANTAGE (Cf. advantage)). Related: Advantageously; advantageousness …   Etymology dictionary

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  • advantageous — [ad΄van tā′jəs, ad΄vəntā′jəs] adj. resulting in advantage; favorable; profitable advantageously adv …   English World dictionary

  • advantageous — adj. 1) clearly advantageous 2) advantageous to (his decision was advantageous to us) 3) advantageous to + inf. (it would be advantageous to wait) * * * [ˌædvən teɪdʒəs] clearly advantageous advantageous to (his decision was advantageous to us)… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • advantageous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ It may be advantageous to buy in bulk. ▪ Membership of the union could prove advantageous. ▪ become ▪ make sth …   Collocations dictionary

  • advantageous — ad|van|ta|geous [ˌædvənˈteıdʒəs, ˌædvæn ] adj helpful and likely to make you successful ≠ ↑disadvantageous ▪ He was now in a more advantageous position. advantageous to ▪ terms advantageous to foreign companies >advantageously adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • advantageous — ad|van|ta|geous [ ,ædvən teıdʒəs ] adjective likely to make something or someone more successful: BENEFICIAL: It may be advantageous for new workers to receive prior training. advantageous to do something: Researchers may find it advantageous to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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