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pecuniary advantage

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noun

  1. law financial advantage that is dishonestly obtained by deception and that constitutes a criminal offence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lilly’s primary advantage is clinical: Zepbound is simply seen as more effective than Wegovy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Tesla’s primary advantage in pursuing autonomous driving is its ability to collect data and quickly scale.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

A deferred annuity’s primary advantage is tax deferral, which an IRA already offers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023

The latest move is aimed at mitigating the Pac-12’s primary advantage over its peer-turned-rival in the realignment game: the timing of formal media rights negotiations.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Something of the hermit blended mystically with his acumen, so that the primary advantage of our position was his supreme standard, insensibly our own also,—the secondary, our undisturbed seclusion.

From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Sheppard, Elizabeth

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