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privilege vs advantage

advantage vs privilege

privilege and advantage both are nouns.

privilege and advantage both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
privilege Yes No Yes No
advantage Yes No Yes No
As nouns, advantage is a hypernym of privilege; that is, advantage is a word with a broader meaning than privilege:
  • privilege: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
  • advantage: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Other hypernyms of privilege include vantage.
privilege (noun) advantage (noun)
a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
(law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship benefit resulting from some event or action
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all (tennis) first point scored after deuce
privilege (verb) advantage (verb)
bestow a privilege upon give an advantage to
Difference between privilege and advantage

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