vantage
English
Alternative forms
- vauntage (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English vantage, by apheresis from advantage; see advantage.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/
Noun
vantage (countable and uncountable, plural vantages)
- An advantage.
- A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
- A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
- William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of Richard the Second ActV, scene III:
- O happy vantage of a kneeling knee!
- William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of Richard the Second ActV, scene III:
- (dated, tennis) Alternative form of advantage (score after deuce)
Translations
advantage
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place or position affording a good view; a vantage point
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Verb
vantage (third-person singular simple present vantages, present participle vantaging, simple past and past participle vantaged)
- (obsolete, transitive) To profit; to aid.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
Further reading
- vantage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vantage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.