# advantaged

Pronunciation: US say "uhd-VAN-tijd" /ədˈvæn.(t)ɪd͡ʒd/; UK say "uhd-VAHN-tijd" /ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/

## Adjective

1. Financially secure and belonging to a wealthy, economically successful group.
   - Simple: Having plenty of money and a good, comfortable place in life.
   - _The policy mainly benefited advantaged households with stable incomes and savings._
   - _He came from an advantaged background that opened doors others never had._
2. Having been given an advantage, for instance through biased referees in a competition.
   - Simple: Given an unfair edge over others, such as by judges who pick favorites.
   - _Rival clubs argued the champions were advantaged by lenient officiating all season._
   - _The debaters felt advantaged once it became clear the moderator shared their views._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of advantage. — simple past and past participle of advantage
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of advantage. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The trade deal advantaged exporters while hurting local manufacturers._
   - _A strong tailwind advantaged the cyclists on the final stretch._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/advantaged (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).