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Meaning of 'improvement' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Improvement [ n.]
- 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.
- 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.
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.

Meaning of 'improvement' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . improvement [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
Example in sentence:
  • the new school represents a great improvement
Meaning (2):
- the act of improving something
Example in sentence:
  • their improvements increased the value of the property

Nearby Words:

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