Meaning & use
Furtherance
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The act of helping something advance or progress; the promotion of a cause, plan, or objective.
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The grant was awarded in furtherance of research into renewable energy.
He donated generously in furtherance of the school's new library project.
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"Furtherance" is formal in tone and appears often in legal and official writing, typically in the fixed phrase "in furtherance of."
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