From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Advance \Ad*vance"\, n. [Cf. F. avance, fr. avancer. See
{Advance}, v.]
1. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward;
progress.
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2. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally,
or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or
religion; an advance in rank or office.
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3. An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an
advance on the prime cost of goods.
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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.
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[He] made the like advances to the dissenters.
--Swift.
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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.
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I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances.
--Jay.
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The account was made up with intent to show what
advances had been made. --Kent.
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{In advance}
(a) In front; before.
(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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
in advance
adv 1: ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or
in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan
ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" [syn:
{ahead}, {in advance}, {beforehand}]
adj 1: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at
that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the
Rockies" [syn: {advance(a)}, {advanced(a)}, {in
advance(p)}]
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