improvement

noun

The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering

The state of being improved; betterment; advance

Increase; growth; progress; advance.

Something which is improved

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.

(in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.

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

Roots

prodestprov- · Latin · profit, benefit

Synonyms for improvement

bettermentn meliorationn ameliorationn enhancementn progressn upgradingv advancen reformn increasen developmentn

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