advancement

Language: en

🇬🇧 /əˈdvɑːnsmənt/ 🇺🇸 /əˈdvænsmənt/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act of advancing or moving forward; progress or forward movement in a particular direction or toward a goal.; Promotion or elevation to a higher rank, position, or status, especially in a career or organization.; The furtherance or promotion of a cause, idea, or interest; the act of helping something develop or succeed.; Improvement or development in knowledge, skill, or understanding; intellectual or cultural progress.; In law, a gift or payment made by a parent to a child during the parent's lifetime, considered as an advance on the child's inheritance.; The state of being advanced or having made progress; a degree of development achieved.; The act of bringing forward or presenting something, such as an argument, claim, or proposal.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: advancements

Collocations

career advancementtechnological advancementscientific advancementadvancement of knowledgesocial advancementprofessional advancement

Derivatives

advanceadvancedadvancingadvancer

Synonyms

progressimprovementdevelopmentprogressionfurtherancepromotion

Antonyms

regressiondeclineretreat

Commonly confused

advance
EN: 'Advance' is the verb or a specific forward movement; 'advancement' is the abstract noun referring to the process or result of advancing.
advantage
EN: 'Advantage' means a beneficial position or benefit; 'advancement' means progress or promotion forward.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember to keep the 'e' from 'advance' before adding '-ment': 'advancement', not 'advancment'.

💬 Examples

  1. The advancement of technology has transformed modern communication.

  2. She worked hard to earn her advancement to senior management.

  3. The foundation was established for the advancement of scientific research.

  4. The advancement of medical science has led to longer life expectancies.

  5. The court ruled that the property transfer constituted an advancement rather than a gift.

  6. The country's economic advancement was evident in its rising GDP.

  7. The advancement of this theory challenged the prevailing scientific consensus.