[例]   The publishing house advanced me on royalties
advance bill (n.) a bill of exchange that has been written before the goods have been sent off 预付（开）票据

[例]   Dear customer, we will send you the advance bill for that batch by air express mail today.

 adverse balance (n.) an amount of debt shown on an account赤字 

[例]   With the rapid growth of our turnover, our adverse balance will be eliminated very soon.

[同义词]   deficit

 advertise [5AdvEtaIz] (v.) announce something is for sale做广告

[例]  The soap is advertised on TV for its special flavor.

[同义词]   announce

 ad (n, inf) short for advertisement

 ad valorem (adj.) of tax that is calculated as a percentage of the value of the goods从价征税

[例]  VAT is a kind of valorem tax.

 advertisement [ Ed5vE:tismEnt ] (n.) notice/announcement that something is for sale广告

[例]  If you want your house sold, you should have put your advertisement in a more popular newspaper.

 advertiser [ 5AdvEtaizE ] (n.) person/company which advertises广告商

[例]  Advertisers use various ways and media to promote their products.

 advertising [ 5AdvEtaiziN ] (n.) the business of designing ads广告业

[例]  She’s in advertising.

 advice  [ Ed5vais ] (n.) recommendation (s) about what you should do建议、通知（书）

[例]  His advice was to close the factory.

[同义词]  counsel, recommendation, opinion

 advice note (n.) a note to the receiver of goods from the sender that gives details of the quantity and description of goods and when and how they will be transported 通知单

[例]  Before you deliver the goods, please fax us an advice note for our confirmation.

 advise [ Ed5vaiz ] (v.) recommend what should be done建议、通知

[同义词] counsel, recommend, suggest