advance

IPA: ʌdvˈæns

A forward move; improvement or progression.
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.
(often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

To promote or advantage.
To help the progress of (something); to further.
To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
To move forward in space or time.
To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.
To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
(intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
(intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
To raise, be raised.
(transitive, now archaic) To raise; to lift or elevate.
To raise or increase (a price, rate).
To increase (a number or amount).
(intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.

Examples of "advance" in Sentences

- A $15 fee in advance is required for each story submission.
How much I know in advance is largely dependent, I find, on the length of the work.
Your buying back of the bond in advance is the same as levying payroll taxes this year and paying a future SS payment now, 30 years in advance.
Preparing for the Olympic Games well in advance is a good idea as many visitors will use the internet to research and plan their stay in London.
Forcing banks to raise a lot of equity capital in advance is one fix, but that has its costs, as it could dilute the value of existing investors 'shares.
Having the permit in advance is well worth the cost in peace of mind, not having to deal with a long line or worry about some unexpected bureacratic "problem". gervais