advancement

[ ad-vans-muh nt, -vahns- ]
/ ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns- /

noun

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.

Origin of advancement

1250–1300; Middle English avauncement < Anglo-French, Old French avancement. See advance, -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM advancement

non·ad·vance·ment, noun self-ad·vance·ment, noun

Words nearby advancement

advanced level, advanced life support, advanced placement program, advanced skills teacher, advanced standing, advancement, advancement flap, advancer, advances, advantage, advantage court

Example sentences from the Web for self-advancement

British Dictionary definitions for self-advancement (1 of 2)

self-advancement

noun

the act or process of improving one's position, education, etc

British Dictionary definitions for self-advancement (2 of 2)

advancement
/ (ədˈvɑːnsmənt) /

noun

promotion in rank, status, etc; preferment
a less common word for advance (def. 10), advance (def. 11)
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

Medical definitions for self-advancement

advancement
[ ăd-văns′mənt ]

n.

A surgical procedure in which a tendinous insertion or a skin flap is severed from its attachment and is sutured to a further point on the body.