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Improvement

Improvement Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Improvement? [n] the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" [n] a change for the better; progress in development [n] a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Improvement: advance \| betterment \| melioration Related Terms \| Find terms related to Improvement: about-face \| accommodation \| adaptation \| adjustment \| advance \| alteration \| amelioration \| amendment \| apostasy \| apprenticeship \| basic training \| betterment \| break \| breaking \| breeding \| change \| change of allegiance \| change of heart \| change of mind \| changeableness \| conditioning \| constructive change \| continuity \| convalescence \| conversion \| cultivation \| defection \| degeneration \| degenerative change \| deterioration \| development \| deviation \| difference \| discipline \| discontinuity \| divergence \| diversification \| diversion \| diversity \| drill \| drilling \| enhancement \| exercise \| fetching-up \| fitting \| flip-flop \| fostering \| gain \| gradual change \| grooming \| housebreaking \| increase \| in-service training \| instauration \| manual training \| melioration \| military training \| mitigation \| modification \| modulation \| new birth \| nurture \| nurturing \| on-the-job training \| overthrow \| practice \| preparation \| progress \| qualification \| radical change \| raising \| reactivation \| readying \| realignment \| rearing \| rebirth \| reclamation \| reconstitution \| reconversion \| recovery \| re-creation \| recrudescence \| recuperation \| redemption \| redesign \| redintegration \| reenactment \| reestablishment \| reform \| reformation \| regeneration \| rehabilitation \| rehearsal \| reinstatement \| reinstation \| reinstitution \| reinvestiture \| reinvestment \| remaking \| renascence \| renewal \| repair \| replacement \| reshaping \| restitution \| restoration \| restructuring \| reversal \| reversion \| revival \| revivification \| revolution \| rise \| shift \| sloyd \| sudden change \| switch \| total change \| training \| transition \| turn \| turnabout \| upbringing \| upgrading \| upheaval \| upswing \| variation \| variety \| violent change \| vocational education \| vocational training \| worsening See Also \| accommodation \| adjustment \| airing \| amelioration \| betterment \| betterment \| change of state \| clarification \| cleaning \| cleansing \| cleanup \| clearing \| condition \| conservation \| correction \| development \| development \| elaboration \| enhancement \| enrichment \| fitting \| fix \| fixing \| fixture \| humanisation \| humanization \| melioration \| mending \| modernisation \| modernization \| optimisation \| optimization \| perfection \| preservation \| recovery \| rectification \| redevelopment \| refinement \| reform \| reformation \| renovation \| renovation \| repair \| reparation \| restoration \| resurgence \| revitalisation \| revitalization \| revival \| revivification \| self-improvement \| self-reformation \| shift \| stabilisation \| stabilization \| status \| sweetening \| tenderisation \| tenderization \| transformation \| transmutation \| upturn \| ventilation Improvement In Webster's Dictionary \Im*prove"ment\, n. 1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc. I look upon your city as the best place of improvement. --South. Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties. --Blair. 2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. ``A good improvement of his reason.'' --S. Clarke. I shall make some improvement of this doctrine. --Tillotson. 3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old. The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements on the Greek poet. --Addison. 4. Increase; growth; progress; advance. There is a design of publishing the history of architecture, with its several improvements and decays. --Addison. Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity. --South. 5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises. 6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. --Kent.

Improvement Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Improvement?

[n] the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
[n] a change for the better; progress in development
[n] a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Improvement: advance | betterment | melioration

Improvement In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*prove"ment\, n.
1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in
   desirable qualities; progress toward what is better;
   melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land,
   roads, etc.

         I look upon your city as the best place of
         improvement.                          --South.

         Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all
         our faculties.                        --Blair.

2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of
   anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a
   turning to good account; practical application, as of a
   doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. ``A
   good improvement of his reason.'' --S. Clarke.

         I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
                                               --Tillotson.

3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also,
   that which is improved; as, the new edition is an
   improvement on the old.

         The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others,
         are improvements on the Greek poet.   --Addison.

4. Increase; growth; progress; advance.

         There is a design of publishing the history of
         architecture, with its several improvements and
         decays.                               --Addison.

         Those vices which more particularly receive
         improvement by prosperity.            --South.

5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings,
   clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.

6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a
   machine, manufacture, or composition. --Kent.

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