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Travel advance

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

nounCommon term

In office & administration, travel advance means: Money given to an employee before a work trip to cover expected expenses, normally accounted for afterwards.

In Turkish: seyahat avansı

How it is used

Used before a work trip; afterwards, expenses and unused funds are accounted for under the office procedure.

Example sentences

  1. Finance approved a travel advance to cover the technician's meals and local transport.

    The employee receives money before incurring travel expenses.

  2. Please account for the travel advance when you submit receipts after the trip.

    The later claim explains how the prepaid money was used.

Common collocations

  • request a travel advance
  • approve a travel advance
  • account for a travel advance
  • itineraryA detailed plan of a journey, listing flights, trains, hotels, meetings and times in order, usually prepared before a business trip.
  • travel expensesThe money spent on a business trip, such as transport, hotels, meals and visas, which the company normally pays or pays back.

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