improving

Adjective
US[im-proo-ving]/ˌɪmˈpruvɪŋ/3 syllables
Synonyms: up

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. getting higher or more vigorous“it's an up market”“an improving economy”Synonyms: upOpposite fallingSimilar rising
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Im·prov′ing adjective

Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. — Im·prov′wb-a1′>′ing·ly, adverb

Improving lease Scots law, an extended lease to induce the tenant to make improvements on the premises.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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