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ad·vance / ədˈvans/ • v. 1. [intr.] move forward, typically in a purposeful way: the troops advanced on the capital she advanced toward him. ∎ make progress: our knowledge is advancing all the time. ∎ [tr.] cause (an event) to occur at an earlier date than planned: I advanced the date of the meeting by several weeks. ∎ [tr.] promote or help the progress of (a person, cause, or plan). ∎ [tr.] put forward (a theory or suggestion): the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article. ∎ (esp. of shares of stock) increase in price. 2. lend (money) to (someone): the bank advanced them a loan. ∎ pay (money) to (someone) before it is due: he advanced me a month's salary. • n. 1. a forward movement: the rebels' advance on Madrid was well under way | fig. the advance of civilization. ∎ a development or improvement: genuine advances in engineering techniques | decades of great scientific advance. ∎ an increase or rise in amount, value, or price. 2. an amount of money paid before it is due or for work only partly completed: the author was paid a $250,000 advance. ∎ a loan. 3. (usu. advances) an approach made to someone, typically with the aim of initiating a sexual encounter: women accused him of making improper advances. • adj. done, sent, or supplied beforehand: advance notice. PHRASES: in advance ahead in time: you need to book weeks in advance. in advance of before: we went on in advance of the main group.DERIVATIVES: ad·vanc·er n. |
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"advance." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "advance." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-advance.html "advance." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-advance.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "advance." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "advance." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-advance.html T. F. HOAD. "advance." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-advance.html |
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ADVANCETo pay money or give something of value before the date designated to do so; to provide capital to help a planned enterprise, expecting a return from it; to give someone an item before payment has been made for it. |
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"Advance." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Advance." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700168.html "Advance." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700168.html |
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advance v.
1. to move forward; to attack. 2. a request from a spotter to indicate the desire that the illuminating projectile burst earlier in relation to the subsequent bursts of high explosive projectiles. |
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"advance." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "advance." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-advance.html "advance." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-advance.html |
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•askance, expanse, finance, Hans, Hanse, manse, nance, Penzance, Romance
•underpants • happenstance
•advance, Afrikaans, à outrance, chance, dance, enhance, entrance, faience, France, glance, lance, mischance, outdance, perchance, prance, Provence, stance, trance
•nuance • tap-dance • square dance
•freelance • convenance
•cense, commence, common sense, condense, dense, dispense, expense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, prepense, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, suspense, tense, thence, whence
•ring-fence • recompense
•frankincense
•chintz, convince, evince, Linz, mince, Port-au-Prince, prince, quince, rinse, since, Vince, wince
•province
•bonce, ensconce, nonce, ponce, response, sconce
•séance • pièce de résistance
•announce, bounce, denounce, flounce, fluid ounce, jounce, mispronounce, ounce, pounce, pronounce, renounce, trounce
•dunce, once
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"advance." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "advance." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-advance.html "advance." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-advance.html |
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