Improvement

//ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering countable, uncountable

    "November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement."

  2. 2
    the act of improving something wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. countable, uncountable

    "good improvement of his reason."

  4. 4
    a change for the better; progress in development wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being improved; betterment; advance countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a condition superior to an earlier condition wordnet
  2. 7
    Something which is improved countable, uncountable

    "the new edition is an improvement on the old."

  3. 8
    Increase; growth; progress; advance. countable, uncountable

    "Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity."

  4. 9
    Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises. countable, in-plural, uncountable
  5. 10
    A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman emprouwement. By surface analysis, improve + -ment.

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