n. a gift made by a person to one of his or her children or heirs...

Money or property given to a person by the deceased before death and intended as an advance against the beneficiary's share in the will.

c. 1300, avauncement, "a raising to a higher rank," from Old French avancement "advancement, profit, advance payment," from avancer (see advance (v.)). Of money, from 1640s.

A gift made by a living person -- usually from a parent to a child -- with the intent that the amount will proportionately reduce the recipient's share of the gift-giver's estate. Gifts made [..]

promotion: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something progress: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) gradual improvement or growth or development; "advance [..]

To dream of advancing in any engagement, denotes your rapid ascendency to preferment and to the consummation of affairs of the heart. To see others advancing, foretells that friends will hold positions of favor near you.   

something given in advance ;specif : money or property given as a gift by a living person (as by a parent to a child) with the intention that the amount the recipient inherits under the law from ...

Advancement is subject to different meanings, but in estate law, it refers to an irrevocable gift made by a person to one of his or her children or heirs in anticipation of a gift from the still-livin [..]

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(n) encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something(n) the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)(n) gradual improvement or growth or development

Moving a retruded Mandible forward to a normal position. It is commonly performed for Malocclusion and Retrognathia. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)

"Advancement" means a gift by a decedent to an heir to enable the donee to anticipate the inheritance to the extent of the gift.

n. a gift made by a person to one of his or her children or heirs (a presumptive heir since an heir is only determined on the date of death) in anticipation of a gift from the still-living parent' [..]

Surgical procedure in which a ligamentous or partially tendinous insertion or a skin flap is partially severed or released from its attachment and sutured to a more distal point. (05 Mar 2000)

Increasing the capabilities of a character, whether through fiat or experience.

The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning. *fro|avancement, with theadded [..]

Money or property given to a person by the deceased before death and intended as an advance against the beneficiary's share in the will.