About The Word Betterment

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Betterment

Betterment Meaning & Definition
Betterment Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Betterment?

[n] the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
[n] a change for the better; progress in development
[n] an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility

Synonyms | Synonyms for Betterment: advance | amelioration | improvement | melioration

Related Terms | Find terms related to Betterment: about-face | accommodation | adaptation | adjustment | advance | advancement | alteration | amelioration | amendment | apostasy | ascent | bettering | boost | break | change | change of heart | changeableness | constructive change | continuity | conversion | defection | degeneration | degenerative change | deterioration | deviation | difference | discontinuity | divergence | diversification | diversion | diversity | enhancement | enrichment | eugenics | euthenics | fitting | flip-flop | furtherance | gradual change | Great Leap Forward | headway | improvement | lift | melioration | mend | mending | mitigation | modification | modulation | overthrow | pickup | preferment | progress | progression | promotion | qualification | radical change | realignment | recovery | re-creation | redesign | reform | reformation | remaking | renewal | reshaping | restoration | restructuring | reversal | revival | revivification | revolution | rise | shift | sudden change | switch | total change | transition | turn | turnabout | upbeat | upheaval | uplift | upping | upswing | uptrend | upward mobility | variation | variety | violent change | worsening

See Also | accommodation | adjustment | conservation | elaboration | fitting | improvement | improvement | melioration | preservation | recovery | refinement | resurgence | revitalisation | revitalization | revival | revivification | shift | transformation | transmutation

Betterment In Webster's Dictionary

\Bet"ter*ment\, n. 1. A making better; amendment; improvement. --W. Montagu. 2. (Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural. [U. S.] --Bouvier.

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