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