furtherance

1 encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something [syn: promotion, advancement]

2 the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: forwarding, promotion]

English

Noun

1. The act of furthering or helping forward
2. Promotion.
3. Advancement or progress.

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