advancement

American  

[ad-vans-muhnt, -vahns-] / ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns- /

noun

1. the act or process of moving forward.

   They hoped that destroying bridges around the metropolis would slow the advancement of enemy troops.

2. promotion in rank or standing; preferment.

   She had high hopes for advancement in the company.

3. development toward increased understanding, quality, utility, or benefit to human welfare in a consequential area of knowledge, technology, or practice.

   She toiled in the lab out of personal ambition, not for the advancement of medical science.

4. an achievement or result contributing to progress in a consequential area of knowledge, technology, or practice.

   Advancements in robotics will transform industry.

5. Law. money or property given by one person during their 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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advancement British  

/ ədˈvɑːnsmənt /

noun

1. promotion in rank, status, etc; preferment

2. a less common word for advance advance

3. property law the use during a testator's lifetime of money or property for the benefit of a child or other person who is a prospective beneficiary in the testator's will

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Other Word Forms

• nonadvancement noun
• self-advancement noun

Etymology

Origin of advancement

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English avauncement, from Anglo-French, Old French avancement; advance, -ment

Example Sentences

One challenge for Taiwan is new spy tech—what government watchdog the Control Yuan has described as “China’s rapid advancements in defense and intelligence technologies.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Early last month, a new model of the tool was released that can generate videos with speech, sound effects and ambient sounds, marking another advancement in the company’s AI efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal

For all the high-tech advancements AI startups are sprinting to develop, they are ultimately at the mercy of the humans powering them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nadella notes that AI’s ubiquitousness should make it easier to spread faster than previous technological advancements like the smartphone, which took a while to penetrate some markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

He predicted that the company will grow revenues at a 22% annual clip through 2027, thanks to improvements in engagement and ad relevance, and advancements in artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• advance
• growth
• improvement
• upgrading