anticipo

n. anticipation, advance

v. be ahead of time, come early, put forward, anticipate, advance, antedate; forestall, disclose, divulge

n. anticipation; advance; advance payment, retainer

v. advance

V
occupy beforehand; anticipate| get the lead| get ahead of; have preconception

= prepayment [pre-payment], advance.
Ex: There are some 'phoney publishers' who collects prepayments for books which are never published.
Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

= anticipate, look + ahead, bring forward.
Ex: The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.
Ex: The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.
Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.
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* anticipándose a = in anticipation of.
* anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.
* anticiparse a = quicken to, outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall.
* anticiparse a Alguien = steal + a march on.
* anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.