ALL meanings of improvement
im·prove·ment
I i - noun improvement health: recovery 1
- noun improvement perfecting 1
- noun improvement rise 1
- noun improvement An example or instance of improving or being improved. 1
- noun improvement an act of improving or the state of being improved. 1
- noun improvement a change or addition by which a thing is improved. 1
- noun improvement a person or thing that represents an advance on another in excellence or achievement: The new landlord is a great improvement over his greedy predecessor. 1
- noun improvement a bringing into a more valuable or desirable condition, as of land or real property; betterment. 1
- noun improvement something done or added to real property that increases its value. 1
- noun improvement profitable use, as of a period of time. 1
- noun improvement The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc. 0
- noun improvement The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. 0
- noun improvement The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old. 0
- noun improvement Increase; growth; progress; advance. 0
- noun improvement (plural): Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises. 0
- noun improvement (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. 0
- variable noun improvement If there is an improvement in something, it becomes better. If you make improvements to something, you make it better. 0
- countable noun improvement If you say that something is an improvement on a previous thing or situation, you mean that it is better than that thing. 0
- noun improvement the act of improving or the state of being improved 0
- noun improvement something that improves, esp an addition or alteration 0
- noun improvement alteration of the structure, fixtures, fittings, or decor of a building without changing its function 0
- noun improvement a building or other works on a piece of land, adding to its value 0
- noun improvement an improving or being improved 0
- noun improvement betterment 0
- noun improvement an increase in value or in excellence of quality or condition 0
- noun improvement profitable use 0
- noun improvement an addition or change that improves something 0
- noun improvement a person or thing representing a higher degree of excellence 0
- noun improvement a change or addition to land or real property, as a sewer, fence, etc., to make it more valuable 0