Noun

(en noun)

The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

* 1900 , , Chapter I,

There might have been a slight accretion of the moss and lichen on the shingled roof.

The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth.

A mineral ... augments not by growth, but by accretion .

* To strip off all the subordinate parts of his as a later accretion -

Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.

concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass.

(biology) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.

(geology) The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.

(legal) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.

(legal) Gain to an heir or legatee, failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.

Noun

(en noun)

Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.

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* Shakespeare

Give me advantage of some brief discourse.

* Macaulay

the advantages of a close alliance

(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

* Bible, 2 Corinthians ii. 11

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us.

Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.

(tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next too to carry the game.

(soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in a advantageous position.

* November 17 2012 , BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham

Webb played an advantage that enabled Cazorla to supply a low cross from the left for Giroud to sweep home first time, despite Gallas and Vertonghen being in close attendance.

Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).

* Shakespeare

And with advantage means to pay thy love.