BETTERMENT
amelioration, melioration, betterment
(noun) the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
improvement, betterment, advance
(noun) a change for the better; progress in development
betterment
(noun) an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
betterment (countable and uncountable, plural betterments)
An improvement.
(legal) An improvement to a property that adds to its value.
Source: Wiktionary
Bet"ter*ment, n.
1. A making better; amendment; improvement. W. Montagu.
2. (Law)
Definition: An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural. [U. S.] Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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