avantage

avantage

See also: avantagé

French

Etymology

    From Old French avantage. Derivable from avant +‎ -age.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /a.vɑ̃.taʒ/
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    Noun

    avantage m (plural avantages)

    1. advantage (advantageous position)
      Antonym: inconvénient
    2. (tennis) advantage

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Albanian: avantazh
    • → Franco-Provençal: avantâjo
    • → Greek: αβαντάζ (avantáz)
    • → Italian: vantaggio
    • → Polish: awantaż
    • → Portuguese: vantagem
    • → Romanian: avantaj
    • → Spanish: ventaja
    • → Turkish: avantaj

    Further reading

    Old French

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      avant +‎ -age

      Noun

      avantage oblique singular, m (oblique plural avantages, nominative singular avantages, nominative plural avantage)

      1. advantage
      2. profit; gain

      Descendants

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