advancement

advancement is a 11-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 24 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5.
3. transitive verb. Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
4. transitive verb. Settlement on a wife, or jointure.
5. noun. gradual improvement or growth or development

   "advancement of knowledge"

   "great progress in the arts"

   Synonyms: progress

6. noun. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

   Synonyms: advance, procession, progress, progression

7. noun. encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

   Synonyms: furtherance, promotion

Synonyms

progress, advance, procession, progression, furtherance, promotion

Common word forms

advancements

Words from these letters

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