See Also: advance 1, noun(dictionary)
Advance(money)
Under-Advance(money)
advance(2)(dictionary)
Advance(medicine)
advance(1)(dictionary)
ADVANCE(finance)
ADVANCE FINANCIAL(finance)
Per diem advance(tourism)
Directives, advance(health)

advance 1, noun (oh)



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1 in advance (of something)
2 be in advance of somebody/something
3 ?development/improvement?
4 ?forward movement?
5 ?money?
6 advances
7 ?increase?
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in advance (of sth)
before something happens or is expected to happen
::I should warn you in advance that I'm not a very good dancer.
::Many thanks, in advance, for your help.
six months/a year etc in advance
::The airline suggests booking tickets 21 days in advance.
::Could you distribute copies well in advance of the meeting?
be in advance of sb/sth
to be more developed or modern than someone or something else
::Their aircraft were in advance of those used by the US.
?DEVELOPMENT/IMPROVEMENT?
[C] a change, discovery, or invention that brings progress
technological/scientific/medical etc advance
::one of the great technological advances of the 20th century
::a major advance
advance in
::Recent advances in genetics have raised moral questions.
advance on
::an advance on previous treatments
::the advances made in the understanding of mental handicap
?FORWARD MOVEMENT?
[C] forward movement or progress of a group of people - used especially to talk about soldiers
advance on
::the enemy's advance on St. Petersburg
?MONEY?
[C usually singular] money paid to someone before the usual time, especially someone's salary
::a $500 advance
advance on
::Krebs decided to ask for an advance on his salary.
advances [plural] formal an attempt to start a sexual relationship with someone
::She accused her boss of making advances to her.
::The witness said that he 'went berserk' when she rejected his sexual advances .
?INCREASE?
[C] an increase in the price or value of something - used especially to talk about the stock exchange