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ad·van·ta·geous
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dʒəs
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adjective
providing an
advantage
;
furnishing convenience or opportunity; favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial:
an advantageous position; an advantageous treaty.
Origin:
1590–1600;
advantage
+
-ous
;
compare
French
avantageux,
Italian
avantaggioso
Related forms
ad·van·ta·geous·ly,
adverb
ad·van·ta·geous·ness,
noun
non·ad·van·ta·geous,
adjective
non·ad·van·ta·geous·ly,
adverb
non·ad·van·ta·geous·ness,
noun
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qua·si-ad·van·ta·geous,
adjective
qua·si-ad·van·ta·geous·ly,
adverb
un·ad·van·ta·geous,
adjective
un·ad·van·ta·geous·ly,
adverb
un·ad·van·ta·geous·ness,
noun
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Most cooperatives find it
advantageous
to carry a mortgage because of the tax benefits it provides for shareholders.
It was simply not a financially
advantageous
decision.
In this case, an
advantageous
gene transfer might be preserved.
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Most cooperatives find it
advantageous
to carry a mortgage because of the tax benefits it provides for shareholders.
It was simply not a financially
advantageous
decision.
In this case, an
advantageous
gene transfer might be preserved.
But some mutations are
advantageous
rather than adverse.
Nowadays more and more people refused to choose replica watches as they find it rather
advantageous
.
No argument is needed to show that the railroads offer opportunities for
advantageous
use of a practical wireless system.
At that point it might have been
advantageous
to purchase a new car.
All of these are considered to be
advantageous
in the light of recent events.
Another thing is that sheer brain power is not all that
advantageous
in evolution.
American toy manufacturers are now placed in a much more
advantageous
position than at any time during the present year.
We have the possibility of a renovation coming soon and it would be
advantageous
to green the library in the process.
Both parties' candidates were expected to raise such huge sums that they would find it
advantageous
to forgo the subsidy.
But this is one of the largest studies to show that giving all critically ill patients antibiotics may be
advantageous
as well.
It could also seek to buy companies in distressed countries on
advantageous
terms.
Some may find it
advantageous
to buy new data-processing systems rather than to fix their existing ones.
It was evolutionarily
advantageous
for schizophrenics to see monsters and ghosts.
Since the dawn of pre-history, humans have moved from less
advantageous
to more
advantageous
locations.
It's revealing that so many students select programs which are not economically
advantageous
.
Traditional marriage is threatened because it is no longer
advantageous
for either adult, which is a shame for the kids.
That's not the kind of motivation that is
advantageous
to participation economically.
One can only imagine how
advantageous
a pocket sized scanner.
Companion planting is also
advantageous
in deterring pests, promoting symbiotic nitrogen.
For these instances, it is
advantageous
to have a plastic material that would biodegrade when exposed to environments.
Often it would be
advantageous
to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately….
Countries change their ways if it becomes clear that this is
advantageous
to them.
Some feel that this is more
advantageous
to the candidate because you are not offically denied.
The reason behind this is an obvious evolutionary
advantageous
trait too.
From a developer perspective, it's been economically
advantageous
to program for the.
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advantageous
in the megalomania that is his defining lifelong trait.
Much depends on when you begin saving, since long-term horizons are hugely
advantageous
in investing.
Copyright is justified only if it is an
advantageous
bargain for the public.
Risko finds their relationship particularly
advantageous
in business meetings.
The rates are lower, but if you are in a high tax bracket, it is sometimes
advantageous
.
Glueck's study did not necessarily destroy the hypothesis that a low-cholesterol diet in childhood might be
advantageous
.
If you give people a situation in which lying is
advantageous
and the perceived risk of detection is low, they will lie.
If you have pertinent medical information that could be
advantageous
to rescuers.
There is, however, an even more
advantageous
tax strategy that he missed out on entirely.
He is going to work with them whenever he finds it
advantageous
.
It is also
advantageous
for the system because it now has one more ready made well educated, obedient slave at its disposal.
But those seeds may contain traits that will prove
advantageous
in another place or another time.
I've heard inhaling volcanic fumes works if one is in a suitably
advantageous
geographic location.
There are, of course,many cases where forum shopping has proved highly
advantageous
for one party.
It does seem
advantageous
to continue developing and structuring these socio-economic magnets.
If there is a shortage of males in the society, it would be
advantageous
to have female-female bonding.
It is
advantageous
to all in a society that the population be educated as much as.
Each vaccine has its advocates, and researchers say it is
advantageous
to have several candidates on the horizon.
Mere intelligence or
advantageous
birth cannot explain it.
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World English Dictionary
advantageous
(ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs)
—
adj
producing advantage
advan'tageously
—
adv
advan'tageousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
advantageous
c.1600, from Fr. avantageux, from avantage (see
advantage
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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