advancement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ədˈvæns.mənt/ (US)
- /ædˈvæns.mənt/ (US)
- [ədˈvɛəns.mənt] (US)
- /ədˈvɑːns.mənt/ (UK)
- (UK) audio
- /ædˈvɑːns.mənt/ (UK)
- [ædˈvɛəns.mənt] (US)
Etymology
From Middle English avancement, Old French avancement. See advance. Morphologically advance + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
the advancement of learning
Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.
2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being advanced
- (countable, uncountable) How advanced something is
- (countable, uncountable) An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
- (countable, uncountable) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| advauncement | alternative | lexicographic | |
| advancements | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| advancemente | alternative | lexicographic | |
| advauncemente | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
readvancement · self-advancement · advancement campout · unadvancement · nonadvancement · institutional advancement
Synonyms
improvement · furtherance · progression
Translations (45)
fr progrès (state of being advanced) · ru продвиже́ние (state of being advanced) · fr avancement d'hoirie (property given in advance of future distribution) · bg повишение (state of being advanced) · fi edistäminen (act of advancing) · gu ઉદ્ધાર (act of advancing) · cs vývoj (state of being advanced) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (act of advancing) · la progressus (act of advancing) · el προκοπή (state of being advanced) · eo antaŭeniro (act of advancing) · cs pokrok (state of being advanced) · sq mbrothësi (state of being advanced) · it miglioramento (act of advancing) · gd àrdachadh (state of being advanced) · grc προκοπή (state of being advanced) · el προβιβασμός (state of being advanced) · grc προκοπή (act of advancing) · es avance de herencia (property given in advance of future distribution) · fi ennakkoperintö (property given in advance of future distribution) · nl gevorderdheid (state of being advanced) · de Fortschritt (state of being advanced) · hi विकास (act of advancing) · el προαγωγή (state of being advanced) · eo antaŭenigo (act of advancing) · nl vooruitgang (state of being advanced) · it anticipo sull'eredità (property given in advance of future distribution) · de Erbvorbezug (property given in advance of future distribution) · nl voorschot op de erfenis (property given in advance of future distribution) · is framfarir (act of advancing) · fi edistys (state of being advanced) · sq mbrothësi (act of advancing) · es ascenso (state of being advanced) · it progresso (act of advancing) · fi edistyminen (act of advancing) · ro dezvoltare (state of being advanced) · hi प्रगति (act of advancing) · es progreso (state of being advanced) · ro progres (state of being advanced) · el προαγωγή (act of advancing) · bg прогрес (state of being advanced) · ru прогре́сс (state of being advanced) · hi विकसित (state of being advanced) · hi उन्नति (act of advancing) · fi ennakko (property given in advance of future distribution)