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FAVOURABLE POSITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does favourable position mean? 

FAVOURABLE POSITION (noun)
  The noun FAVOURABLE POSITION has 1 sense:

1. the quality of being at a competitive advantageplay

  Familiarity information: FAVOURABLE POSITION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAVOURABLE POSITION (noun)


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 ("favourable 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 "favourable 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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