Advance vs. Advancement

To cause to move forward

A forward step; an improvement.

To put forward; propose or suggest

Development; progress

To aid the growth or progress of

A promotion, as in rank.

To raise in rank; promote.

The act of moving forward. See Usage Note at advance.

To cause to occur sooner

The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity

To raise in amount or rate; increase.

The state of being advanced

To pay (money or interest) before due.

How advanced something is

To supply or lend, especially on credit.

An advance of money or value; payment in advance.

To serve as an advance person for (a trip to be made by a politician or a dignitary)

(legal) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

(Archaic) To lift.

The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.

To go or move forward or onward.

An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5.

To move against another, as when attacking

Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

To make progress; improve.

Settlement on a wife, or jointure.

To rise in rank, position, or value.

Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

To serve as an advance person for a trip to be made by a politician or a dignitary.

The act of moving forward toward a goal

The act or process of moving or going forward.

Gradual improvement or growth or development;

A forward move, as toward an objective; a progressive step

An increase of price or value.

Advances Opening approaches made to secure acquaintance, favor, or an agreement; overtures.

The furnishing of funds or goods on credit.

The funds or goods so furnished; a loan.

Payment of money before due

The money so paid.

Preparation, especially publicity, done prior to the appearance of a public figure or the staging of a public event.

Made or given ahead of time

Going before, in front, or forward.

To promote or advantage.

To help the progress of (something); to further.

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.

To move forward in space or time.

To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.

To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.

(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.

To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.

To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.

(intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.

(intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.

To raise, be raised.

To raise; to lift or elevate.

To raise or increase (a price, rate).

To increase (a number or amount).

(intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.

A forward move; improvement or progression.

An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

An addition to the price; rise in price or value.

(in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

Completed before necessary or a milestone event.

Preceding.

Forward.

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

To raise; to elevate.

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; as, to advance the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests.

To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance 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; as, a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him.

To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods.

To extol; to laud.

To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me.

To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price.

To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted.

The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.

Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office.

An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods.

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.

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.

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.

A movement forward;

A change for the better; progress in development

A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others;

The act of moving forward toward a goal

An amount paid before it is earned

Increase in price or value;

Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense;

Bring forward for consideration or acceptance;

Increase or raise;

Contribute to the progress or growth of;

Cause to move forward;

Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;

Develop in a positive way;

Develop further;

Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;

Pay in advance;

Move forward;

Rise in rate or price;

Being ahead of time or need;

Situated ahead or going before;