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Added 9 October 2026

advance

/ədˈvɑːns/ verb

In Latin: prodeo, probito Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about advance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To promote or advantage. To help the progress of (something); to further. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
To help the progress of (something); to further. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.

noun

A forward move; improvement or progression.
an advance in health or knowledge
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.
an advance on the prime cost of goods

adjective

Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.
Preceding.
The advance man came a month before the candidate.
Forward.
The scouts found a site for an advance base.

Origin

From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante, from Latin ab + ante (“before”). ⟨d⟩ added in analogy to Latin ad- (cf. Middle French advancer). Compare avaunt.

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