Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Advantage; benefit.
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- noun An
advantage ;benefit ;profit . - noun Scotland The first place;
lead ;precedence ;preference . - noun Scotland
Progress ;advancement . - verb Scotland To
store ; lay past; keep inreserve ;hoard .
Etymologies
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From earlier fordele, from Middle English foredel, foredele, equivalent to fore- + deal. Compare Dutch voordeel, Low German fortel, German Vorteil ("advantage"), Danish fordel, Swedish fördel. More at fore-, deal.
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