Definition of advance

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advance

noun

A forward move.
An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due.
(in plural) An opening approach or overture, especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

Translations:

German: Vorschuss^(de)m
French: avance^(fr)f
Italian: avanzo^(it)m
Dutch: voorschot

verb (advanc, ing)

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

They . . . advanced their eyelids. "Shakespeare

To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.

to the ripening of fruit

to one's interests

To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show.

to an argument

To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand.

Merchants often money on a contract or on goods consigned to them.

To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate.

to the price of goods

(intransitive) To move forwards, to approach.

Translations:

German: vorrí¼cken^(de)
French: avancer^(fr)

adjective

completed, Completed before need or a milestone event.

He made an payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.

preceding, Preceding.

The man came a month before the candidate.

forward, Forward.

The scouts found a site for an base.

Etymology: From avancer (French: avancer), from abante, from ab + ante "before". The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be from Latin ad. avaunt, Avaunt is an earlier form of the same source-word.

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