Meaning

4 senses
  1. A forward move; improvement or progression.

    an advance in health or knowledge

    an advance in rank or office

    Fortschritt

    продвиже́ниеprodvižénije

    просува́ння упере́дprosuvánnja uperéd, наступа́тиnastupáty

    a movement forward

  2. An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

    Vorschuss, Anzahlung

    ава́нсaváns, ссу́даssúda, заёмzajóm

    ава́нсaváns, по́зикаpózyka, по́зичкаpózyčka

    an amount paid before it is earned

  3. An addition to the price; rise in price or value.

    an advance on the prime cost of goods

    increase in price or value

  4. (in the plural, often)An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

Examples

634 sentences
  1. You have to pay in advance.

    Треба заплатити авансом. — deniko

    ruВы должны заплатить вперёд. — Biga

    deSie müssen im Voraus bezahlen. — Manfredo

  2. You need to pay in advance.

    Тобі потрібно заплатити завчасно. — deniko

    ruВам нужно заплатить заранее. — Wezel

    deDu musst im Voraus bezahlen. — al_ex_an_der

  3. Can you pay me in advance?

    Можеш заплатити мені авансом? — deniko

    deKönnen Sie mich im Voraus bezahlen? — Manfredo

  4. You should pay your rent in advance.

    Ви повинні платити орендну плату авансом. — deniko

    ruТы должен оплатить аренду вперёд. — sigavax

    deDu solltest deine Miete im Voraus zahlen. — Jan_Schreiber

  5. Why didn't you tell me in advance?

    Чому ти мені не сказав завчасно? — deniko

    ruПочему ты мне заранее об этом не сказал? — marafon

    deWarum hast du mir das denn nicht vorher gesagt? — Fingerhut

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
forward move:
amount of money:
Русский
By meaning 2
forward move:
amount of money:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
forward move:
amount of money:

Origin

From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar L

From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante, from Latin ab + ante (“before”). ⟨d⟩ added in analogy to Latin ad- (cf. Middle French advancer). Compare avaunt.

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Forms

plural: advances
Singularadvance
Pluraladvances

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • pay in advance
  • know in advance
  • in advance for
  • advance for your

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
advance — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto