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noun Advance n. 1.The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress. 2.Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office. 3.An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods. 4.The first step towards the attainment of a result; approach made to gain favor, to form an acquaintance, to adjust a difference, etc.; an overture; a tender; an offer; usually in the plural. "(He) made the like advances to the dissenters." 5.A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on loan; payment beforehand; the money or goods thus furnished; money or value supplied beforehand. "I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances." "The account was made up with intent to show what advances had been made." In advance (b)Beforehand; before an equivalent is received. (c)In the state of having advanced money on account; as, A is in advance to B a thousand dollars or pounds.
verb Advance v. t. (past & past part. advanced; pres. part. advancing) 1.To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on. 2.To raise; to elevate. (Archaic) "They... advanced their eyelids." 3.To raise to a higher rank; to promote. "Ahasueres... advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes." 4.To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; as, to advance the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests. 5.To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument. "Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own." 6.To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten. 7.To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as, a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him. 8.To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods. 9.To extol; to laud. (Obs.) "Greatly advancing his gay chivalry." Synonyms: To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten; accelerate; allege; adduce; assign.
Advance v. i. 1.To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me. 2.To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price. 3.To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted. "Advanced to a level with ancient peers."
adjective Advance adj. Before in place, or beforehand in time; used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; advance payment, or that made before it is due; advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance of the time of publication.
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