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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