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FAVORABLE POSITION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does favorable position mean?
• FAVORABLE POSITION (noun)
The noun FAVORABLE POSITION has 1 sense:
1. the quality of being at a competitive advantage
Familiarity information: FAVORABLE POSITION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being at a competitive advantage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
favorable position; favourable position; superiority
Hypernyms ("favorable position" is a kind of...):
advantage; vantage (the quality of having a superior or more favorable position)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "favorable position"):
edge (a slight competitive advantage)
inside track (a favorable position in a competition)
upper hand; whip hand (position of advantage and control)
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