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Definition of vance

vance

/væns/
vance
Plural:vances
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Past Simple:vanced
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Past Participle:vanced
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Present Participle:vancing
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vance Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A small town in Tuscaloosa County in central Alabama, United States, located east of the city of Tuscaloosa.

2

(Obsolete) Profit, gain, or advantage.

Example

"In the old merchant ledgers, the clerk recorded every small vance yielded by the autumn trade."

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• verb

1

To advance, promote, or bring forward (now obsolete).

Example

"The chronicler wrote of how the ambitious noble sought to vance his household at court."

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• Rhymes for vance

• Nearby Words

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van
vanadzor
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vancouver
vancouveria
vanda

Word Origin & Etymology

As a common noun and verb, it is an aphetic form of 'advance' or 'vantage' from Middle English. As a surname and given name, it derives from Old English 'fenn', meaning 'marsh' or 'fen', originally denoting someone who lived near marshland.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Vance. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/vance
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