"advantageous" meaning in English

See advantageous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-advantageous.wav [UK] Forms: advantageous [positive], more advantageous [comparative], most advantageous [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is advantageous, it gives an advantage to something or someone; it is profitable; it is useful.
    Sense id: simple-advantageous-en-adj-SuIvd3rH
     
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