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ad·van·ta·geous

 (ăd′văn-tā′jəs, -vən-)
adj.
Affording advantage; favorable or beneficial.

ad′van·ta′geous·ly adv.
ad′van·ta′geous·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.advantageously - in a manner affording benefit or advantageadvantageously - in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
disadvantageously, badly - in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
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Translations
عَلَى نَحْو مُفِيد
výhodně
fordelagtigt
haganlega, til hagsbóta
avantajlı şekilde

advantageously

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəslɪ] ADVventajosamente, provechosamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

advantageously

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəsli] adv [sell] → à profit
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

advantageously

advvorteilhaft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

advantageously

[ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəslɪ] advvantaggiosamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

advantage

(ədˈvaːntidʒ) noun
1. (a) gain or benefit. There are several advantages in being self-employed.
2. in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.
advantageous (ӕdvənˈteidʒəs) adjective
having or giving an advantage. Because of his experience he was in an advantageous position for promotion
ˌadvanˈtageously adverb
have an/the advantage (over)
to be in a better or more advantageous position (than). As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.
take advantage of
to make use of (a situation, person etc) in such a way as to benefit oneself. He took full advantage of all his business opportunities.
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References in classic literature ?
But if any one of his clerks can be advantageously treated with on such terms as may not overtax your pecuniary resources, accept my assurance that the opportunity shall be made the most of by, dear madam, your faithful servant,
With these he sailed from New York to London in 1784, disposed of them advantageously, made himself further acquainted with the course of the trade, and returned the same year to New York, with a view to settle in the United States.
The first is, that the exercise of that power, if convenient, will be preferable, because it will be more effectual; and it is impossible to prove in theory, or otherwise than by the experiment, that it cannot be advantageously exercised.
La Fontaine had, for an hour, been scanning this verse in all corners, seeking some one to pour it out upon advantageously. He thought he had caught Pellisson, but the latter escaped him; he turned towards Sorel, who had, himself, just composed a quatrain in honor of the supper, and the Amphytrion.
Thanks to Anna Mikhaylovna's efforts, his own tastes, and the peculiarities of his reserved nature, Boris had managed during his service to place himself very advantageously. He was aide-de-camp to a very important personage, had been sent on a very important mission to Prussia, and had just returned from there as a special messenger.
I wrote a Story, with a purpose growing, not remotely, out of my experience, and sent it to Traddles, and he arranged for its publication very advantageously for me; and the tidings of my growing reputation began to reach me from travellers whom I encountered by chance.
And in that case, the people ought not surely to be precluded from giving most of their confidence where they may discover it to be most due; but even in that case the State governments could have little to apprehend, because it is only within a certain sphere that the federal power can, in the nature of things, be advantageously administered.