See Also: Under-Advance(money)
advance(1)(dictionary)
advance(2)(dictionary)
Advance(medicine)
Advance(money)
ADVANCE(finance)
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Advance refunding(finance)
Cash in advance(finance)

advance(2) (iou)



advance verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French avancer, ult. from late Latin abante, from ab AB- + ante before. For spelling adv- see AD- 2.]
verb trans. Forward, help on, (a process, plan, etc.). ME.
M. Fonteyn Those who have advanced the art by contributing to its evolution.
verb trans. Raise or promote (a person) in rank or office; put in a better position. ME.
V. Woolf At the office they advanced him to a post of considerable responsibility.
verb trans. Law. Give as an advancement. LME.
verb trans. Move, put or push, forward (physically, or in time). LME.
Pope Who spread their bucklers and advance their spears. E. Brock All / the family advanced their watches by two minutes.
verb trans. Raise or lift up (lit. & fig.). arch. LME.
Shakespeare Tempest The fringed curtain of thine eye advance.
verb trans. Extol; refl. boast. LME-M17.
verb trans. Make earlier (an event or date). L15.
verb trans. Bring forward (a statement, claim, etc.) for notice. E16.
W. Trevor She advanced the opinion that the bird wouldn't last much longer.
verb intrans. Move forward, proceed. E16.
A. Wilson His companion..advanced towards them. Aldous Huxley In Africa the Sahara is advancing.
b. fig. Make progress in life or any course. L17.
W. S. Gilbert If you wish in this world to advance, Your merits you're bound to enhance.
c. fig. Go on towards completion or perfection. M19.
Conan Doyle You will feel even less humorous as the evening advances.
d. Of a colour: stand out. L19.
verb trans. Pay (money) before it is due; lend (money). L16.
a. verb trans. Raise in rate or price. L17.
b. verb intrans. Rise in rate or price. L19.
advancer noun a person who or thing which advances, spec. a second branch of a buck's horn: L15.