advancement
n. C / Un. the process of moving forward or making progress in a career or area of knowledge. It often means getting a better job or improving a technology.
n. the process of promoting a cause or moving forward in a career or field of study. Often implies a formal or structural improvement within a hierarchy or system.
She is looking for a job with better opportunities for advancement.
The new training program is designed to help employees achieve rapid career advancement within the company.
The rapid advancement of medical technology has allowed doctors to treat conditions that were considered incurable only a decade ago.
From Middle English avancement, Old French avancement. See advance. Morphologically advance + -ment.
Uncountable when referring to the general process of progress; countable when referring to specific instances of promotion or technical breakthroughs.