(a) Dominant, privileged, or advantageous position; supremacy, superiority; haven ~ of (before), to be superior to (sb.); (b) ship of ~, a superior ship, ?a faster ship; (c) at most ~, under the most favorable circumstances; ben at (one's) ~, stonden upon (one's) ~, to be in a favorable position, be better off; ben at ~ of, to be in a better position than, have the advantage of (sb.), have (sb.) at a disadvantage; finden at ~, to catch (sb.) at a disadvantage; geten ~ on, to get the better of; haven at ~, to have (sb.) at a disadvantage; waiten (one's) ~, to wait for a favorable time or opportunity; (d) law a legal advantage, privilege.

(a) Condition of increased well-being, benefit, betterment; (b) a beneficial thing, a beneficial feature or quality, an advantageous place; (c) don ~, to benefit (sb.), do good (to sb.), do a favor (for sb.), be of use or profit, avail; don (one's) ~, to help or better (oneself); geten (taken) ~, to obtain benefit or betterment.

(a) Pecuniary profit, monetary gain; interest on a loan; (b) a source of profit; a profitable occupation; a source of income or revenue, an exaction, a tax, a toll, a rent, a perquisite of an office, etc.; (c) beren (taken) ~, to profit (from sth.); don (one's) ~, to enrich (oneself); singuler ~, personal gain.

(a) An increase in amount, augmentation; in ~, to ~, in addition, to boot; (b) don ~, to give in addition.

Boasting.