. _:vb6916110 "I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances."@en . _:vb6916110 . "2" . _:vb6916108 "An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement."@en . _:vb6916109 . _:vb6916110 "1780, John Jay, letter dated November 21:"@en . _:vb6916108 . _:vb6916109 "1904\u20131907 (date written), James Joyce, \u201CCounterparts\u201D, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, \u2192OCLC:"@en . _:vb6916109 "Could he ask the cashier privately for an advance? No, the cashier was no good, no damn good: he wouldn't give an advance."@en .