betterment
NounUS[bet-er-muhnt]/ˈbɛtɚmənt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- a change for the better; progress in developmentSynonyms: improvementadvanceType of transformation, transmutationKinds adjustment, recovery, conservation, refinement, revival
- an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facilityType of improvement, melioration
- the act of relieving ills and changing for the betterSynonyms: ameliorationmeliorationType of improvement
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bet′ter·ment (…), noun
1. A making better; amendment; improvement. Walter. Montagu
2. Law An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; — generally used in the plural. US Bouvier, John
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54