advantageous
advantageous
Definition
ad·van·ta·geous (ad′van tā′jəs, -vən-)
adjective
resulting in advantage; favorable; profitable
advantageous
Synonyms
advantageous
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- tender: The NAO will award work to the economically most advantageous tender.
- position: Q: What is the most advantageous position on the road?
- marriage: Alexander, a younger son, was able to prosper by making very advantageous marriages.
- price: In addition, various states receive Venezuelan oil at advantageous prices.
- rate: Following the Fair schools will be able to subscribe to the featured resources at advantageous rates.
- term: We will make it a high priority to maintain access to the markets on advantageous terms.
Modifying Another Word
- economically: The council will look at each offer with a view to finding the ' most economically advantageous ' offer.
- mutually: Trade is not fair or benign, nor mutually advantageous in all cases.
- financially: It is financially advantageous to book tickets in advance.
- politically: Interested parties just do it whenever it is commercially or politically advantageous.
- highly: Such schemes are usually highly advantageous to the staff.
- hugely: The factory is fully automated so experience with PLC controls will be hugely advantageous.
Infinitive complement
- incorporate: In general, most people forming a new limited partnership find it advantageous to incorporate in the State in which the business is located.
- maintain: It may be more advantageous to maintain accounts at both your credit union and your bank.
Used with adjective complement
- prove: Knowledge of Blackberry's would also prove advantageous within the role.
- appear: The use of artistic elaboration appeared advantageous with the longer retention interval of one week.
- seem: This gives them the best score that they might have got, but sometimes seems unfairly advantageous.
- consider: Excellent writing skills, a strong publication record, and previous demonstration of funding will all be considered advantageous.
Preposition: in
- term: Lastly, S corporations may be advantageous in terms of self-employment taxes in comparison to LLCs.
Preposition: for
- program: This is advantageous for programs like profit sharing, benefits, health care, pension plans and disability insurance.
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