(unfair advantage)
11unfair — [[t]ʌ̱nfe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that/to inf An unfair action or situation is not right or just. She was awarded ₤5,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal... America decided that imported steel had an unfair advantage… …
12unfair*/ — [ʌnˈfeə] adj 1) not fair or reasonable Syn: unjust It is grossly unfair (= very unfair) to suggest that the school was responsible for this accident.[/ex] Two former soldiers have taken the government to court for unfair dismissal (= the fact of… …
13unfair — un|fair W3S3 [ˌʌnˈfeə US ˈfer] adj not right or fair, especially because not everyone has an equal opportunity = ↑unjust ▪ an unfair advantage ▪ laws aimed at preventing unfair competition ▪ Many employers have recognized that age discrimination… …
14unfair — adjective 1 not right or fair: It s so unfair Mary gets more money for less work! 2 not giving a fair or equal opportunity to everyone: an unfair advantage | American workers feel threatened by unfair competition from abroad. 3 unfair dismissal a …
15unfair competition — The use of wrongful and fraudulent business methods to confuse the public and gain an unfair advantage over competitors. This includes using untrue or misleading advertising, misleading customers with imitative trademarks or trade dress,… …
16unfair — adj. 1) unfair to (unfair to certain groups) 2) unfair to + inf. (it was unfair to take advantage of the situation) 3) unfair that + clause (it s unfair that she has to work so hard) * * * [ʌn feə] unfair to + inf. (it was unfair to take… …
17unfair competition — A term which may be applied generally to all dishonest or fraudulent rivalry in trade and commerce, but is particularly applied to the practice of endeavoring to substitute one s own goods or products in the markets for those of another, having… …
18unfair — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ consider sth, regard sth as, think sth ▪ She thought it most unfair that girls were not allowed to take part. ADVERB …
19advantage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. superiority, upper hand, leverage, the better (of); gain, profit, benefit, odds, favor, ace in the hole (inf.). See chance, success. Ant., drawback, handicap. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Preferred… …
20advantage — noun 1》 a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable position. ↘benefit; profit. 2》 Tennis a score marking a point interim between deuce and winning the game. verb be of benefit to. ↘[as adjective advantaged] in a favourable… …
