betterment

Noun
Synonyms: improvementadvanceameliorationmelioration

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a change for the better; progress in developmentSynonyms: improvementadvance
  2. an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
  3. the act of relieving ills and changing for the betterSynonyms: ameliorationmelioration
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Betterment \Bet"ter*ment\, n.

1.A making better; amendment; improvement. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster]

2.(Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural. [U. S.] --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]

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