advance purchase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadvanceandpurchase
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advance
adjective[before noun]
uk/ədˈvɑːns/us/ədˈvæns/
happening, done, or ready before ...
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purchase
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.tʃəs/us/ˈpɝː.tʃəs/
something that ...
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(Definition ofadvanceandpurchasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That £20 million covered the patents and the remainder of theadvancepurchase.
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Apart from that programme, we have proceeded with theadvancepurchaseof land so that we can speed up factory building.
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The only remaining mandatory conditions for such fares would he anadvancepurchaserequirement and a cancellation-change of booking penalty.
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Anadvancepurchaseof an engineering works has been made.
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They deal with deferred andadvancepurchaseschemes, of which much has been written in the press.
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We have authorised full production of 16 models and placedadvancepurchaseorders for the materials for a further six.
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It was, therefore, decided that there was an insufficient case to justify anadvancepurchaseof the whole property from public funds.
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Instead, there is a range of opportunities, such as family tickets,advancepurchasetickets, local citizen tickets and through tickets, including transport by bus and train.
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Theadvancepurchaseof tickets became general habit at the theatre, since tickets could not be purchased at the ticket booth for same-day showings.
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They originally started with one fare for everybody, but about 18 months afterwards they went to tiered fares withadvancepurchaserequirements.
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It is common, but not universal, for coach travel to requireadvancepurchaseof tickets, whereas on buses tickets are mostly bought on board.
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Advancepurchaseof tickets online will guarantee admission.
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He was able to offer publishersadvancepurchaseof three or four hundred copies of their new books and was obtaining corresponding discounts.
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