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Advantage vs. Pro — What's the Difference?

Advantage vs. Pro — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Advantage and Pro

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Advantage

A beneficial factor or combination of factors
Being tall is usually an advantage in basketball.

Pro

A professional, especially in sport
A tennis pro

Advantage

Benefit or profit; gain
It is to your advantage to invest wisely.

Pro

A prostitute.

Advantage

A relatively favorable position; superiority of means
A better education gave us the advantage.
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Pro

An advantage or argument in favour of something
The pros and cons of share ownership

Advantage

The first point scored in tennis after deuce.

Pro

(of a person or an event) professional
A pro golfer

Advantage

The resulting score.

Pro

In favour of
They were pro the virtues of individualism

Advantage

(Sports) A situation in soccer in which the referee has signaled that a foul has been committed but delays making the call because the fouled team has a more favorable position in play. If the fouled team loses this favorable position, the referee then makes the call.

Pro

In favour of
They were pro the virtues of individualism

Advantage

To afford profit or gain to; benefit.

Pro

An argument or consideration in favor of something
Weighing the pros and cons.

Advantage

(countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.

Pro

One who supports a proposal or takes the affirmative side in a debate.

Advantage

(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

Pro

A professional, especially in sports.

Advantage

Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
The advantage of a good constitution
Having the faster car is of little advantage.

Pro

An expert in a field of endeavor.

Advantage

(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.

Pro

In favor; affirmatively
Arguing pro and con.

Advantage

(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.

Pro

Affirmative; supporting
A pro vote.

Advantage

Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

Pro

Professional
Pro football.

Advantage

(transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to

Pro

An advantage of something, especially when contrasted with its disadvantages (cons).
What are the pros and cons of buying a car?

Advantage

(reflexive) to do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of

Pro

A person who supports a concept or principle.

Advantage

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.
Give me advantage of some brief discourse.
The advantages of a close alliance.

Pro

A professional sportsman.

Advantage

Superiority; mastery; - with of or over.
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us.

Pro

(colloquial) Professional.
When it comes to DIY, he's a real pro.

Advantage

Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.

Pro

(slang) A prostitute.

Advantage

Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
And with advantage means to pay thy love.

Pro

A proproctor.

Advantage

The first point scored after deuce.

Pro

A chemical prophylaxis taken after sex to avoid contracting venereal disease.

Advantage

To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.
The truth is, the archbishop's own stiffness and averseness to comply with the court designs, advantaged his adversaries against him.
What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

Pro

In favor of.
He is pro exercise but against physical exertion, quite a conundrum.

Advantage

The quality of having a superior or more favorable position;
The experience gave him the advantage over me

Pro

Professional.
He landed a pro mentorship gig.

Advantage

First point scored after deuce

Pro

A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.

Advantage

Benefit resulting from some event or action;
It turned out to my advantage
Reaping the rewards of generosity

Pro

For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; - in contrast with con.

Advantage

Give an advantage to;
This system advantages the rich

Pro

An athlete who plays for pay

Pro

An argument in favor of a proposal

Pro

In favor of (an action or proposal etc.);
A pro vote

Pro

On the affirmative side

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