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noun.
1. a moving forward; improvement.
△Ex. Hard work brought him an advancement in pay. Anatole France, by himself rather timid and lazy, had at that time a Jewish friend, Mme. Caillavet, who made him work, gave him a salon in her house and generally promoted his advancement (Edmund Wilson).
(SYN) furtherance, progress.
2. promotion.
△Ex. Good work won her advancement to a higher position. His hopes of advancement failing in England, Swift returned to Ireland. (Thackeray).