an act of moving forward.

promotion in rank or standing; preferment

She had high hopes for advancement in the company.

Law . money or property given by one person during his or her lifetime to another that is considered an anticipation of an inheritance and is therefore to be deducted from any share that the recipient may have in a donor's estate.

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cessation , decline , descent , downfall , regression , retreat , retrogression , stoppage , halt , return , reversion , stop

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advance , amelioration , betterment , elevation , gain , growth , headway , improvement , preference , preferment , prelation , rise , upgradingnotes:advance means \'steady progress\' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end , while advancement suggests progression that is bigger , more , or beyond normal , anabasis , march , progress , progressionnotes:advance means \'steady progress\' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end , jump , promotion , upgrade , furtherance , progression