something useful, helpful or likely to bring success, especially in competition with others
benefit, favored position or circumstance
Cases of word usage
1) quick at seeing how to gain an advantage (astute)
2) not helpful; not effective; to make use of, take advantage of, something (avail)
3) (of a person) using deceit or trickery to her or his advantage (calculating)
4) to use a situation, mistake etc to one's advantage or profit (capitalize)
5) to make oneself likes, especially in order to gain an advantage (ingratiate)
6) (the belief in) taking advantage of a good opportunity (sometimes against the interest of others) (opportunism)
7) a person who is (more) anxious to gain an advantage for herself or himself (than to consider whether it is fair) (opportunist)
8) something said or done to gain an advantage over a person (ploy)
9) an advantage obtained from something; the money gained in trade, business etc (profit)
10) (of a person, behaviour) being too obedient or too ready to help, especially to gain an advantage (servile)