advancement
noun
- in baseball, movement of a runner to the next or a subsequent base
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ædˈvɑːns.mənt/ / /ədˈvɑːns.mənt/ / /ædˈvæns.mənt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English avancement, Old French avancement. See advance. Morphologically advance + -ment.
- The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
“the advancement of learning”
“Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.”
- The state of being advanced
- How advanced something is
- An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
- Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.