vantage

[van-tij, vahn-] Example Sentences Origin

van·tage

[van-tij, vahn-]
noun
1.
a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view.
2.
an advantage or superiority: the vantage of wisdom that often comes with age.
3.
British. advantage (def. 5).

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, aphetic variant of avantage advantage
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Example Sentences
  • Five-degree field of view lends a wider peripheral vantage.
  • From that vantage point, part timers don't deserve pay parity.
  • However this area is not so well preserved, and they were unable to confirm it as a second vantage point.
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vantage (ˈvɑːntɪdʒ)
 
n
1.  a state, position, or opportunity affording superiority or advantage
2.  superiority or benefit accruing from such a position, state, etc
3.  tennis short for advantage
 
[C13: from Old French avantageadvantage]
 
'vantageless
 
adj

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vantage
c.1300, "advantage, profit," from Anglo-Fr. vantage, from O.Fr. avantage (see advantage).
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