Advantage and Courtesy

Advantage

Advantage noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.

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Courtesy and advantage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Courtesy" instead a noun "Advantage".

Courtesy noun - An act of kind assistance.

Usage example: did me the courtesy of loaning me his jacket

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Advantage and courtesy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Advantage" instead a noun "Courtesy".

Nearby Word: courteous

good	good advantage	good courtesy
physical	physical advantage	physical courtesy
special	special advantage	special courtesy
better	better advantage	better courtesy
Other adjectives: complete, true, powerful, big, little, new, military, extra.

Politeness judo is the art of taking advantage of simple courtesy exchanges to get your way.

Source: Politeness Judo
You know, if he's so interested in letting you win, maybe he could show enough courtesy to give you a bit more of an advantage in the battle?

Source: I Let You Win
Loophole Abuse: It's an unspoken rule of common courtesy to not eavesdrop on other contestants' confessionals, and Scarlett takes advantage of that enough times that Chris has to instate a rule and measures to prevent this and discourage future eavesdropping.

Source: Fan Fic / Total Shuffled Island Series

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