• noun:   increase in price or value

  Example: "The news caused a general advance on the stock market"

• noun:   an amount paid before it is earned
• noun:   a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

  Example: "She rejected his advances"

• noun:   a change for the better; progress in development
• noun:   a movement forward
• noun:   the act of moving forward toward a goal
• verb:   pay in advance

  Example: "Can you advance me some money?"

• verb:   develop further
• verb:   bring forward for consideration or acceptance

  Example: "Advance an argument"

• verb:   rise in rate or price
• verb:   move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
• verb:   cause to move forward
• verb:   move forward

  Example: "We have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"

• verb:   contribute to the progress or growth of
• verb:   increase or raise
• verb:   obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
• verb:   give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

  Example: "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"

• verb:   develop in a positive way

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