advantaged
adjective
ad·van·taged
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Definition of advantaged
: having or providing an advantage and especially a social or financial advantage over others
an advantaged position advantaged children
Examples of advantaged in a Sentence
He comes from an advantaged community.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Fool responds: Both are tax-advantaged retirement plans, with 401(k)s targeting private-sector workers and 403(b)s primarily for employees of tax-exempt employers, such as schools and some nonprofits. — Dallas News, "Motley Fool: Alphabet's a solid buy, what to do when the market plunges and this week's trivia," 25 Aug. 2019 His concern is that the House version dropped a niche provision that would allow tax-advantaged 529 Plans to pay for home schooling. — Philip Demuth, WSJ, "Congress Is Coming for Your IRA," 9 July 2019 Other states with sizable minority populations, such as California, New Mexico and Mississippi, similarly showed white men are especially advantaged in their control of the executive suite. — Eric Hoyt, The Conversation, "Why Trump’s stoking of white racial resentment is effective – but makes all working-class Americans worse off," 29 July 2019 That doesn’t mean some teams aren’t advantaged in terms of financial wherewithal and available salary cap space, or desirability as a place to live, or are located in states without a state income tax, and so on. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Could Teams Clearly Ignoring Free Agency Tampering Rules Be a Problem for NBA?," 1 July 2019 The main beneficiaries of this are a handful of advantaged sweet spots, such as the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Guyana, where Exxon Mobil is focusing much of its investment. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "WoodMac: Deepwater and shale oil now have more in common," 28 June 2019 Trump's executive order also calls for: —expanded uses for health savings accounts, a tax-advantaged way to pay health care bills that has long been favored by Republicans. — NBC News, "Trump order aims to disclose 'real' costs for health care," 24 June 2019 Among the items causing concern are the House’s resistance to letting people pay for home-schooling expenses with money in 529 tax-advantaged education-savings accounts. — Richard Rubin, WSJ, "Senate Republicans Raise Concerns Over House’s Bipartisan Retirement Bill," 4 June 2019 The program was started nearly 30 years ago, making Indiana an early adopter of the ethos that states need to do more to make sure more students — especially those from less advantaged backgrounds — see themselves as college material. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "Brownsburg graduate returning to teach in the district that raised her," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'advantaged.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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advantaged
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of advantaged
: having or providing the things (such as money and education) that are considered necessary for a good position in society : having or providing advantages over other people
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