improvement

Meaning

Noun

  • The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
  • 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.
  • The state of being improved; betterment; advance
  • Something which is improved
  • Increase; growth; progress; advance.
  • 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.

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Origin

  • From Anglo-Norman emprouwement; synchronically improve + -ment.

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