advance
/ədˈvaːns/
Dictionary
noun
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
"an advance in health or knowledge"
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
"an advance on the prime cost of goods"
- (in the plural) An opening approach or overture, especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
verb
- To promote or advantage.
- To move forward in space or time.
- To raise, be raised.
adjective
- Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
"He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith."
- Preceding
"The advance man came a month before the candidate."
- Forward
"The scouts found a site for an advance base."
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