advance
259
4.5
- noun
- /ədˈvæns/
:
anticipo
- I got a huge advance check for my book.
- pay an advance
This loan advance will not have to be repaid.
- This loan advance will not have to be repaid.
- And I said, well, I'll pay you X as an advance.
Examples
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I'm not asking for an advance, Jack.
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So I think half of my book advance went into sunscreen.
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I mean, he paid us in gold in advance.
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Yes, I agree, that is a lot of money to put down in advance.
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I returned the advance, I cancelled the contract.
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Pocket Books made a pre-emptive bid, offering an advance of more than $1.
Academic text (2008) -
We're a five-star hotel with 800 rooms booked six months in advance.
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Per Howard's instructions, I am returning his $ 100,000 advance check to you.
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I took my advance... ..and went to live at the house of friends of my late uncle's, the McCoos,... ..in the New England town of Ramsdale.
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Today is the perfect day to ask my boss for that advance on my paycheck.
Synonyms
235
3.3
Money paid in advance to hold or secure something
9
3.8
Money you get before you earn it, often as a loan
3
3.8
To pay for goods or services before you receive them
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of life insurance paid early to a person likely to die soon
- Specialized
The timing of the spark that lights the fuel and air in an engine, measured by the piston's position
How Much
- Specialized
34
6.2
- US
70
3.1
259
4.5
235
3.3
1
4.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Advance comes from Old French avancer and from Latin parts like ab and ante meaning 'from' and 'before', so it originally means 'move to the front'. An advance of money is a payment given 'before' the work is done, which keeps that original sense of 'before'.