progress progression procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
advance rise | increase in price or value, the news caused a general advance on the stock market |
current intelligence | intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest, usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation |
film advance | a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector |
spark advance lead | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internalombustion engine |
account | the quality of taking advantage, she turned her writing skills to good account |
account | importance or value, a person of considerable account, he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance |
model theoretical account framework | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process, the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems |
pension plan pension account retirement plan retirement savings plan retirement savings account retirement account retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
individual retirement account IRA | a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement, taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred |
written record written account | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
history account chronicle story | a record or narrative description of past events, a history of France, he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president, the story of exposure to lead |
bill account invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered, he paid his bill and left, send me an account of what I owe |
open account | an unpaid credit order |
short account | the aggregate of short sales on an open market |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
explanation account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc., the explanation was very simple, I expected a brief account |
overture advance approach feeler | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others, she rejected his advances |
report account | the act of informing by verbal report, he heard reports that they were causing trouble, by all accounts they were a happy couple |
improvement betterment advance | a change for the better, progress in development |
tidal flow tidal current | the water current caused by the tides |
riptide rip current | a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore |
current stream | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes), the raft floated downstream on the current, he felt a stream of air, the hose ejected a stream of water |
progress progression advance | a movement forward, he listened for the progress of the troops |
progression patterned advance | a series with a definite pattern of advance |
stream flow current | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas, two streams of development run through American history, stream of consciousness, the flow of thought, the current of history |
score account | grounds, don't do it on my account, the paper was rejected on account of its length, he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful |
account executive account representative registered representative customer's broker customer's man | someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business |
goldbrick goof-off ne'er-do-well good-for-nothing no-account good-for-naught | an idle worthless person |
alternating current AC alternating electric current | an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally, In the US most household current is AC atcycles per second |
current electric current | a flow of electricity through a conductor, the current was measured in amperes |
direct current DC direct electric current | an electric current that flows in one direction steadily |
ocean current | the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction |
equatorial current | any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator |
North Equatorial Current | an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator |
South Equatorial Current | an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator |
Japan current Kuroshio current Kuroshio | a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean |
Peruvian current Humboldt current | a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west |
dynamic electricity current electricity | a flow of electric charge |
thermionic current | an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission |
wind air current current of air | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure, trees bent under the fierce winds, when there is no wind, row, the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere |
red currant garden current Ribes rubrum | cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries |
annuity in advance | an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods, rent payable in advance constitutes an annuity in advance for the landlord |
advance death benefit | a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually months) |
liquid assets current assets quick assets | assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) |
brokerage account | a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage, you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $, |
cash account | an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis |
custodial account | a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minor |
margin account | an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit |
account accounting account statement | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance, they send me an accounting every month |