advantageous
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- advantageously adverb
- advantageousness noun
- nonadvantageous adjective
- nonadvantageously adverb
- nonadvantageousness noun
- quasi-advantageous adjective
- quasi-advantageously adverb
- unadvantageous adjective
- unadvantageously adverb
- unadvantageousness noun
Etymology
Origin of advantageous
First recorded in 1590–1600; advantage + -ous; compare French avantageux, Italian avantaggioso
Example Sentences
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Even when advantageous mutations appeared, they rarely lasted long enough to spread before conditions changed again.
From Science Daily
A maximum of 5.64% of the account is expected to contribute to college, making it an advantageous way to save for education compared to student-owned assets.
From MarketWatch
While this strategy might make sense for windfall income of this kind, it might be less advantageous for those who are full-time self-employed.
From MarketWatch
The steel-reinforcing solutions provider has a 55%-60% market share in the local sector, which should be advantageous given the country’s sustained public-housing, transport and healthcare infrastructure spending, the analyst writes.
Tax law is not the only consideration; market conditions matter, as a rising market is less advantageous for conversions than a down market because you convert fewer shares.
From MarketWatch
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