Absolute advantage
noun
a business situation in which a provider of goods or services is more profitable or efficient than all of its compet-tors, by having a smaller total input per unit of output
usage note
business
historical examples
the comrade who does not play billiards will, sooner or later, get an absolute advantage over you.
the golden censer john mcgovern
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