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improvement definition

im·prove·ment (im pro̵̅o̅v′mənt)

noun

  1. an improving or being improved; esp.,
    1. betterment
    2. an increase in value or in excellence of quality or condition
    3. Now Rare profitable use
    1. an addition or change that improves something
    2. a person or thing representing a higher degree of excellence
  3. a change or addition to land or real property, as a sewer, fence, etc., to make it more valuable

Etymology: Anglo-Fr emprowement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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