airleacan — meaning in English

English meaning

• advance verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
• harlequin noun A comic pantomime character traditionally dressed in a diamond-patterned, multicoloured costume.
• loan noun A sum of money lent to someone on the understanding that it will be paid back, often with interest.

Senses

airleacan is used for these senses in English:

• advance An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
• harlequin A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.
• loan The permission to borrow any item.

advance — full definition

1. verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
2. verb To give money before it is normally due.
3. noun Forward movement or progress, or money paid before it is due.
4. adj Happening or done ahead of time.

harlequin — full definition

1. noun A comic pantomime character traditionally dressed in a diamond-patterned, multicoloured costume.
2. adj Brightly coloured in an irregular, patchwork pattern, like a harlequin's costume.

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