Bulgarian

Noun

аванс • ‎(aváns) m

1. advance, imprest (amount of money, paid before it is due)
2. handicap (an allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race, or other contest of skill, to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success)
3. lead (precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, a lead of a boat’s length, or of half a second; the state of being ahead in a race)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (handicap, lead): преднина ‎(prednina)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from French avance

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈvans]

Noun

ава́нс • ‎(aváns) m inan ‎(genitive ава́нса, nominative plural ава́нсы, genitive plural ава́нсов)

1. advance (of money), prepayment, payment on account
2. (plural, figurative) advances, overtures

Declension

Synonyms

• зада́ток m ‎(zadátok)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French avance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎʋans/
• Hyphenation: а‧ванс

Noun

а̀ванс m ‎(Latin spelling àvans)

1. advance, advance payment

Declension

References

• “аванс” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈu̯ɑns]

Noun

ава́нс • ‎(aváns) m inan ‎(genitive ава́нсу, nominative plural ава́нси)

1. advance, imprest (amount of money, paid before it is due)

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “аванс”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka