advantageous
adjective
ad·van·ta·geous
ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs 
-vən-
advantageously
adverb
advantageousness
noun
Examples of advantageous in a Sentence
Her experience placed her in an advantageous position to apply for the job.
a trade agreement that is advantageous to both countries
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For franchises that do not own their arenas, the value of a team’s lease—often with advantageous terms negotiated with municipal or state authorities—is captured in the Team Value category.
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Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The availability of loans through debt funds is also advantageous to borrowers as companies would otherwise not have access to credit, or would likely be paying punitive interest rates to banks.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
His theory proposed that species evolved through natural selection, a process by which advantageous traits became more common over generations.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Its purpose is to protect the defendant by ensuring that the government is not tactically dismissing the case — either to bring it again at a later, more advantageous time, or to harass and exhaust the accused with serial dismissals and reindictments.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The availability of loans through debt funds is also advantageous to borrowers as companies would otherwise not have access to credit, or would likely be paying punitive interest rates to banks.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
His theory proposed that species evolved through natural selection, a process by which advantageous traits became more common over generations.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Its purpose is to protect the defendant by ensuring that the government is not tactically dismissing the case — either to bring it again at a later, more advantageous time, or to harass and exhaust the accused with serial dismissals and reindictments.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Advantageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advantageous. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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advantageous
adjective
ad·van·ta·geous
ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs
-vən-
advantageously
adverb
advantageousness
noun
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