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betterment definition

bet·ter·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a making or being made better; improvement
  2. ☆ Law an improvement that increases the value of property and is more extensive than mere repairs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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