advance
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4.9
- noun
- /ədˈvæns/
- Well, there have been fabulous advances in the field of dentistry.
Examples
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Consider this as an advance.
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The many advances in sports medicine.
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Rapid as its growth may have been in earlier years, opportunities for material advance are now exhausted.
Academic text (1992) -
Which is why you should get paycheck advance from Current.
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There have been a lot of advances in the nineties, baby.
Fiction book (1999) -
The advance that they're offering is gonna make you and me millionaires.
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You've had seven years and the largest advance we've ever given.
Fiction book (1995) -
Although not published in peer-reviewed or academic journals, these papers represented an advance because of their large sample sizes.
Academic text (2017) -
That's a significant advance for financial inclusion for Salvadorans.
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Investors were thrilled to learn of a significant advance in the company's stock price following the new product launch.
Synonyms
399
1.9
An increase in amount or value
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4.2
An increase in the value of something over time
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Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.0
The timing of the spark that lights the fuel and air in an engine, measured by the piston's position
- Specialized
1
7.0
A part of life insurance paid early to a person likely to die soon
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Etymology
An advance in price or value uses the same idea: it comes from Old French avancer and Latin ante 'before', so an advance is a movement forward in value.