The publisher offered the author a generous advance before she finished writing the manual.

出版社在作者完成手冊之前，就先付給她一筆優渥的預付款。

Please email the accounting department if you need a salary advance this month.

如果你這個月需要預支薪水，請寄電子郵件給會計部門。

The contractor asked for a fifty percent advance before shipping the custom furniture.

承包商要求在運送訂製家具之前，先支付百分之五十的預付款。