improvement

  • 51improvement — n. 1. Improving, amending, meliorating, melioration, ameliorating, amelioration, bettering. 2. Amendment, melioration, amelioration, betterment, progress, proficiency, advancement. 3. Good use, beneficial employment …

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  • 52improvement — n 1. amelioration, melioration, betterment, bettering; correction, rectification, restoration; reformation, reform, rehabilitation, regeneration; civilization, cultivation, humanization, modernization, elevation; reconditioning, refurbishment,… …

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  • 53improvement — im·prove·ment …

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  • 54improvement — noun Syn: advance, development, upgrade, refinement, enhancement, betterment, amelioration, boost, augmentation, rally, recovery, upswing …

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  • 55improvement — im•prove•ment [[t]ɪmˈpruv mənt[/t]] n. 1) an act of improving or the state of being improved 2) a change or addition by which a thing is improved: to make improvements on a house[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; ME < AF …

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  • 56improvement —   Ho omaika i ana, holomua, hana ho one emua; pōmaika i (as to property) …

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  • 57improvement — A valuable addition made to property (usually real estate) or an amelioration in its condition, amounting to more than mere repairs or replacement, costing labor or capital, and intended to enhance its value, beauty or utility or to adapt it for… …

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  • 58improvement — A valuable addition made to property (usually real estate) or an amelioration in its condition, amounting to more than mere repairs or replacement, costing labor or capital, and intended to enhance its value, beauty or utility or to adapt it for… …

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  • 59improvement — n. 1 the act or an instance of improving or being improved. 2 something that improves, esp. an addition or alteration that adds to value. 3 something that has been improved. Etymology: ME f. AF emprowement (as IMPROVE) …

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  • 60improvement in the situation — betterment of the circumstances, amelioration of the situation …

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