advancement - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'advancement' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Advancement

[ v. t.]

- The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.
- An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5.
- Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
- Settlement on a wife, or jointure.

Meaning of 'advancement' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . advancement

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- gradual improvement or growth or development

Example in sentence:

advancement of knowledge;
great progress in the arts

Nearby Words:

advance advanced advancer advancing advancive advantage advantageable advantaged advantageous advantageously

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Advancement means money or property given to a person by the deceased before death and intended as an advance against

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