advancement

[ad-vans-muhnt, -vahns-]

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.

advancement

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• nonadvancement noun
• self-advancement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of advancement¹

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

Example Sentences

But the Citi team sees only mild competitive risk — and more likely the chance that satellite-internet advancements prove a “win-win” for incumbent players like AT&T Inc.

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A class Sophia took in college on AI and society convinced her that technological advancements don’t eliminate the need for human skills, they just reshape them.

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Each subsequent book proved a further advancement in formal command and cultural engagement.

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Moonshot is one of the rising stars in China’s thriving AI sector, where more firms are making breakthroughs in technological advancements and moving toward public listings.

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But in a 2023 interview with the Times, she gave her blessing to any advancement opportunity.

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Related Words

• advance 
• growth 
• improvement 
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