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1.
advance, advanced.
The meanings are different, advance being a noun used attributively or as a modifier to mean 'placed in advance; going before', as in advance copy, advance guard, advance payment, etc., whereas advanced means 'far on in development' as in an advanced degree, an advanced age, an advanced young woman, etc.

2.
advance, advancement.
Advance is much the commoner word of the two in the general sense of 'progress, going before' (the advance of knowledge / an advance of £100 / the advance of old age / seats booked in advance, etc.). Advancement is far from extinct (1985/6 was another year of great advancement for Glaxo Inc. / The structure of the department allows for speedy advancement) but has a different meaning, 'raising to a higher position; promotion' and should not be used in the general sense that advance has. The advance of new ideas means their increasing effect, whereas the advancement of new ideas means the process of encouraging and supporting them.

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1. Principal amount available when a borrower draws from a line of credit, takes a Cash Advance against a bank credit card, or disburses a loan at specific periodic stages. Advances may be secured or unsecured. See also Overdraft.

2. To draw against a preapproved line of credit.

3. In international banking, disbursement of funds to finance payment of collections or refinance a maturing loan, as in a Bridge Loan.

4. Discount Window loan from a Federal Reserve Bank to a commercial bank maintaining a Reserve Account at one of the 12 district Fed banks. These loans are backed by U.S. Treasury securities or acceptable collateral.

Most Federal Reserve credit is by advances, as this form of credit is easier to execute than rediscounting (selling) loans, and also because banks are reluctant to let their customers know they occasionally have to borrow. Contrast with Rediscount. See also Adjustment Credit; Emergency Credit; Extended Credit; Seasonal Credit.

verb

1. To go forward, especially toward a conclusion: come (along), get along, march, move, proceed, progress. See approach/retreat.
2. To state, as an idea, for consideration: offer, pose, propose, propound, put forward, set forth, submit, suggest. See offer.
3. To cause to move forward or upward, as toward a goal: forward, further, promote. See forward/backward, help/harm/harmless.
4. To raise in rank: elevate, jump, promote, raise, upgrade. See rise/fall.
5. To attain a higher status, rank, or condition: ascend, climb, mount, rise. Idioms: go up the ladder. See increase/decrease, rise/fall.
6. To supply (money), especially on credit: lend, loan. See give/take/reciprocity.

noun

1. Forward movement: advancement, furtherance, headway, march, progress, progression. See better/worse, forward/backward.
2. The amount by which something is increased: boost, hike, increase, increment, jump, raise, rise. See increase/decrease.
3. A preliminary action intended to elicit a favorable response. approach, overture. See approach/retreat.

adjective

Going before: antecedent, anterior, earlier, precedent, preceding, previous, prior. See precede/follow.

adj

Definition: ahead in position or time
Antonyms: after, behind

n

Definition: forward movement
Antonyms: halt, hesitation, recession, stop, withdrawal

n

Definition: improvement, progress in development
Antonyms: block, failure, impediment, recession, stagnation

n

Definition: progress
Antonyms: loss, retreat

v

Definition: increase in amount, number, or position
Antonyms: decrease, take back, withdraw

v

Definition: move something forward, often fast
Antonyms: back down, halt, hesitate, recede, retreat, retrogress, stop, turn, withdraw, yield

v

Definition: promote or propose an idea
Antonyms: hesitate, stop, withdraw

v. 1. to move forward; to attack.

2. a request from a spotter to indicate the desire that the illuminating projectile burst earlier in relation to the subsequent bursts of high explosive projectiles.

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To pay money or give something of value before the date designated to do so; to provide capital to help a planned enterprise, expecting a return from it; to give someone an item before payment has been made for it.

IN BRIEF: To move forward.

The world is advancing. Advance with it. — Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872)

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n.pl

Monies paid before the scheduled time of payment.

For a list of words related to advance, see:

• Publishing - advance: publisher’s payment to author that is earned back from a percentage of book’s income from sales and subsidiary rights
• Types and Techniques of Warfare - advance: attack; forward movement of troops
• Corporations and Business Practices - advance: partial payment of amount due on signing of contract
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - advance: payment made or received before due
• Broadcast Journalism - advance: news story circulated ahead of scheduled release date
• Chess
• Directions - advance: move forward
• Relative Positions - advance: (adj) located before others

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - yde forskud, give forskud
v. intr. - avancere, rykke frem
n. - fremadskriden, fremadrykken
adj. - forud-, forskuds-, forhånds-

idioms:

• advance booking    forudbestilling
• advance copy    fortryk, forhåndseksemplar
• advance guard    avantgarde
• advance man    arrangør, forhåndsarrangør
• advance on    forskud på, rykke frem, flytte frem
• advance towards    nærme sig, rykke frem mod
• advance warning    forudgående advarsel
• in advance    på forhånd, i forvejen
• in advance of    forud for

Nederlands (Dutch)
vooruitgaan, promotie maken, opslaan, bevorderen, vervroegen, lenen, voorschot geven, vooruitgang, avance, voorschot, vooraf

Français (French)
v. tr. - avancer, (Mil) avancer, faire progresser, développer, promouvoir, promouvoir à, émettre, faire une avance de, prêter, augmenter, faire monter, hausser, (US, Pol) organiser
v. intr. - avancer, faire des progrès, recevoir de l'avancement, (Mil) monter en grade, monter (les prix), être en hausse
n. - avance, progrès, approche, prêt, marche en avant, (Mil) progression, à l'avance, d'avance, (Rail) enregistrement, augmentation de, avance sur, avances (npl)
adj. - à l'avant, en avant, (Rail) (bagages) enregistrés

idioms:

• advance booking    guichet de location, louer à l'avance
• advance copy    exemplaire de lancement, texte distribué à l'avance
• advance guard    (Mil) avant-garde
• advance man    attaquant, (US, Pol) organisateur (de campagnes électorales)
• advance on    avancer sur, venir vers
• advance towards    avancer vers
• advance warning    préavis, avertissement
• in advance    d'avance, à l'avance
• in advance of    en avance sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - vorbringen, Fortschritte machen, befördern, vorrücken, vorschießen
n. - Fortschritt, Vormarsch, Annäherungsversuch, Darlehen, Vorschuss
adj. - vorausgehend, vorher, voraus...

idioms:

• advance booking    Vorverkauf
• advance copy    Vorausexemplar
• advance guard    Vorhut
• advance man    Person, die einen Ort im voraus inspiziert
• advance on    vorrücken auf, vorschießen
• advance towards    zukommen auf
• advance warning    Vorwarnung
• in advance    im voraus
• in advance of    im voraus

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προχωρώ, προωθώ, προάγω, προελαύνω, προκαταβάλλω, προπληρώνω, προτείνω
n. - πρόοδος, προκαταβολή, προπληρωμή, προέλαση, αύξηση, ύψωση, ερωτική πρόταση

idioms:

• advance booking    προαγορά (εισιτηρίων), προεγγραφή
• advance copy    τιμής ένεκεν αντίτυπο (αποστελλόμενο πριν από την κυκλοφορία του βιβλίου)
• advance guard    (στρατ., μτφ.) προφυλακή
• advance man    προπομπός
• advance on    προελαύνω κατά ή προς, κινούμαι ή προχωρώ κατά
• advance towards    προχωρώ / προελαύνω προς
• advance warning    προειδοποίηση
• advanced level    εξετάσεις ανωτέρου επιπέδου για την απόκτηση του Γενικού Τίτλου Σπουδών
• advanced supplementary level    συμπληρωματικές εξετάσεις για την απόκτηση του Γενικού Τίτλου Σπουδών
• in advance    από πριν, προκαταβολικά

Italiano (Italian)
avanzare, far avanzare, anticipare, promuovere, rialzare, avanzata, progresso, proposta, anticipo

idioms:

• advance copy    esemplare di prova
• advance guard    avanguardia
• advance man    assistente, propagandista
• advance on    puntare verso
• advance towards    dirigersi verso
• advance warning    preavvertimento
• in advance    in anticipo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - avançar, progredir, auxiliar, promover, apressar, adiantar-se
n. - avanço (m), progresso (m), aumento (m) (de preço etc.)

idioms:

• advance copy    prova (f) de impresso
• advance guard    vanguarda (f)
• advance man    contato (m) publicitário
• advance on    adiantar-se em
• advance towards    avançar rumo a
• advance warning    aviso (m) de avanço
• advanced level    nível (m) avançado
• advanced supplementary level    nível (m) suplementar avançado
• in advance    na frente, adiantado

Русский (Russian)
продвигаться вперед, выдвигать, делать успехи, ускорять, наступление, выдавать ссуду, прогресс, продвижение, ссуда

idioms:

• advance copy    экземпляр книги до публикации
• advance guard    группа войск, продвигающаяся впереди основных частей
• advance man    человек, едущий до основной группы
• advance on    приближаться
• advance towards    приближаться
• advance warning    заблаговременное предупреждение
• advanced level    экзамен по программе средней школы на повышенном уровне
• advanced supplementary level    дополнительный курс для повышенного уровня
• in advance    заранее

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - adelantar, avanzar, plantear, proponer, exponer, progresar, ir hacia adelante, marchar, anticipar
v. intr. - adelantarse, anticiparse, proceder, hacer un adelanto, hacer un planteo
n. - progreso, avance, intento de aproximación, anticipo, préstamo
adj. - avanzado, adelantado, anticipado

idioms:

• advance booking    reserva anticipada
• advance copy    ejemplar de anticipo
• advance guard    avanzada, vanguardia
• advance man    agente de relaciones públicas
• advance on    acercarse a o hacia
• advance towards    dirigirse hacia
• advance warning    advertencia anticipada
• in advance    con anticipación, previamente, de antemano
• in advance of    delante de, antes de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - flytta fram, befordra, påskynda, förskottera
n. - framryckning, framsteg, förskott

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使向前移动, 将...提前, 推进, 促进, 预付, 前进, 进展, 向前移动, 进步, 增长, 发展, 增高, 先行的, 预先的, 事先的

idioms:

• advance booking    预订
• advance copy    新书样本
• advance guard    前卫, 先锋派
• advance man    广告宣传员, 先遣助选人员
• advance on    预付, 进击
• advance towards    向...前进
• advance warning    事先警告
• advanced level    进阶级
• advanced supplementary level    普通教育文凭考试的高级程度, 有资格报考大学的高考学历
• in advance    预先, 事先预先, 事先

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使向前移動, 將...提前, 推進, 促進, 預付
v. intr. - 前進, 進展, 向前移動, 進步
n. - 前進, 增長, 發展, 增高
adj. - 先行的, 預先的, 事先的

idioms:

• advance booking    預訂
• advance copy    新書樣本
• advance guard    前衛, 先鋒派
• advance man    廣告宣傳員, 先遣助選人員
• advance on    預付, 進擊
• advance towards    向...前進
• advance warning    事先警告
• advanced level    進階級
• advanced supplementary level    普通教育文憑考試的高級程度, 有資格報考大學的高考學歷
• in advance    預先, 事先預先, 事先

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 전진시키다, 추진하다, 승진시키다, 앞당기다, 가불하다, 올리다, 제출하다
v. intr. - 전진하다, 진보하다, 승진하다, 오르다
n. - 전진, 진행, 발달, 승진, 인상, 선불, 제의, 전위부대, 예매권
adj. - 전진한, 앞의

idioms:

• advance on    전진하다
• in advance    미리, 선금으로

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 前進する, 進む, 進める, 進歩する, 進行する, はかどる, 昇進させる, 地位を上げる, 前払いする, 早める
n. - 前進, 進歩, 上達, 取り入ること, 言い寄ること, 前払い

idioms:

• advance on    向かって接近する
• in advance    前もって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدفع إلى ألأمام, يعجل, يحسن, يسلف, يقدم, يتقدم (الاسم) تقدم, تحسن, ترق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קידם, החיש, נתן מקדמה, ייקר, הלווה‬
v. intr. - ‮התקדם, הקדים, התייקר‬
n. - ‮התקדמות, מקדמה, קידום, חיזור, גישוש‬
adj. - ‮מוקדם, קדומני‬

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