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ad·van·ta·geous

(ăd′văn-tā′jəs, -vən-)

adj.

Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.

ad′van·ta′geous·ly adv.

ad′van·ta′geous·ness n.

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advantageous

(ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs)

adj

producing advantage

ˌadvanˈtageously adv

ˌadvanˈtageousness n

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ad•van•ta•geous

(ˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs)

adj.

providing an advantage; favorable; profitable; beneficial.

[1590–1600]

ad`van•ta′geous•ly, adv.

ad`van•ta′geous•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	advantageous - giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient" opportune - suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage
	2.	advantageous - appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

advantageous

adjective

1. beneficial, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, of service, convenient, worthwhile, expedient Free exchange of goods was advantageous to all.
beneficial unfortunate, useless, detrimental, unhelpful, unfavourable

2. superior, dominating, commanding, dominant, important, powerful, favourable, fortuitous, win-win She was determined to prise what she could from an advantageous situation.

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advantageous

adjective

1. Affording benefit:

benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, propitious, salutary, toward, useful.

2. Affording profit:

fat, lucrative, moneymaking, profitable, remunerative, rewarding.

Translations

مُفِيد ، مُربِح

výhodný

fordelagtig

vorteilhaft

ventajoso

avantageux commode convenable opportun propice

hagstæîur

výhodný

fördelaktig

avantajlı

有利的

advantageous

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] ADJ [offer, position] → ventajoso, provechoso
to be advantageous to sb → ser ventajoso or provechoso para algn → beneficiar a algn

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advantageous

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] adj [position] → avantageux/euse
advantageous to sb → avantageux/euse pour qn

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advantageous

adj → von Vorteil, vorteilhaft; to be advantageous to somebody → für jdn von Vorteil sein

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advantageous

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] adj advantageous (to) → vantaggioso/a (per)

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advantage

(ədˈvaːntidʒ) noun

1. (a) gain or benefit. There are several advantages in being self-employed.

2. in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.

advantageous (ӕdvənˈteidʒəs) adjective

having or giving an advantage. Because of his experience he was in an advantageous position for promotion

ˌadvanˈtageously adverb

have an/the advantage (over)

to be in a better or more advantageous position (than). As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.

take advantage of

to make use of (a situation, person etc) in such a way as to benefit oneself. He took full advantage of all his business opportunities.

advantageous

a. provechoso-a, ventajoso-a, favorable, propicio-a.

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But whether any person is such by nature, and whether it is advantageous and just for any one to be a slave or no, or whether all slavery is contrary to nature, shall be considered hereafter; not that it is difficult to determine it upon general principles, or to understand it from matters of fact; for that some should govern, and others be governed, is not only necessary but useful, and from the hour of their birth some are marked out for those purposes, and others for the other, and there are many species of both sorts.

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And what if it so happens that a man's advantage, sometimes, not only may, but even must, consist in his desiring in certain cases what is harmful to himself and not advantageous. And if so, if there can be such a case, the whole principle falls into dust.

One's own free unfettered choice, one's own caprice, however wild it may be, one's own fancy worked up at times to frenzy--is that very "most advantageous advantage" which we have overlooked, which comes under no classification and against which all systems and theories are continually being shattered to atoms.

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A prince is also respected when he is either a true friend or a downright enemy, that is to say, when, without any reservation, he declares himself in favour of one party against the other; which course will always be more advantageous than standing neutral; because if two of your powerful neighbours come to blows, they are of such a character that, if one of them conquers, you have either to fear him or not.

To this the Roman legate answered: "As for that which has been said, that it is better and more advantageous for your state not to interfere in our war, nothing can be more erroneous; because by not interfering you will be left, without favour or consideration, the guerdon of the conqueror." Thus it will always happen that he who is not your friend will demand your neutrality, whilst he who is your friend will entreat you to declare yourself with arms.

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This latter question need not be further discussed at present; but when Thrasymachus says that the life of the unjust is more advantageous than that of the just, his new statement appears to me to be of a far more serious character.

I for my part deem the life of the just to be the more advantageous, he answered.

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"My great and good friends," he said to his brother sovereigns, "it will be advantageous to you to learn that some questions are more complex and perilous than others, presenting a greater number of points upon which it is possible to differ.

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She is poor, and may naturally seek an alliance which must be advantageous to herself; you know your own rights, and that it is out of my power to prevent your inheriting the family estate.

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He was that absent-minded crank, a grand seigneur husband who was in no one's way, and far from spoiling the high tone and general impression of the drawing room, he served, by the contrast he presented to her, as an advantageous background to his elegant and tactful wife.

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Now to deal honestly with the reader, she did not make all the return expected to so much indulgence; for she had been married against her will by a fond father, the match having been rather advantageous on her side; for the squire's estate was upward of L3000 a year, and her fortune no more than a bare L8000.

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PEZA backs proposal to use gross income earnings as tax base !-- -- Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) - August 26, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) expressed support to President Duterte's push for using gross income earnings (GIE) as tax base of companies which is seen more advantageous for tax collection.