advantaged

[ad-van-tijd]

adjective

1. having greater resources or better skills, education, facilities, etc..

   She is more advantaged than her cousin.

2. having sufficient or abundant income, natural resources, etc.; affluent.

   the advantaged nations.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the advantaged advantaged people collectively.

   a luxury cruise that only the advantaged could afford.

advantaged

/ ədˈvɑːntɪdʒd /

adjective

1. in a superior social or economic position

Other Word Forms

• unadvantaged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advantaged¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; advantage + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Health savings accounts are triple-tax advantaged accounts: money is contributed tax free, grows tax free, and can be withdrawn tax-free now or in retirement to pay for qualified medical expenses.

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Much of his remaining “Dancing with the Stars” competition is advantaged in physical strength and agility.

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Still, the idea is that they are “more advantaged than some, less advantaged than others,” Trench said on the show, and still “have a realistic shot” at financial freedom by age 30.

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But the author of a critical Institute for Fiscal Studies report on education in Wales said more coursework could widen inequalities because it tended to favour children from more advantaged backgrounds.

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Kaufman believed that dance should be experienced by as many people as possible and was committed to helping less advantaged students gain access to programs in their communities.

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