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- 1. the improvement of something: "they believed that what they were doing was vital for the betterment of society"
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noun [ U ] formal uk / ˈbet.ə.mənt / us / ˈbet̬.ɚ.mənt / Add to word list. improvement: Several changes have been made for the betterment of the sport. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making progress and advancing. adaptive evolution. advance the cause. advanced. advancement. age. boom. evolved. flourish. flower. formatively.
1. : a making or becoming better. 2. : an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility. Examples of betterment in a Sentence. working for the betterment of the lives of working people.
improvement that is made to something, especially to a property, area, etc.: Governor O'Malley yesterday described the betterment of Maryland's infrastructure as an investment for future generations. (Definition of betterment from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of betterment. betterment.
Betterment definition: the act or process of bettering; improvement.. See examples of BETTERMENT used in a sentence.
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better. synonyms: amelioration, melioration. see more. noun. a change for the better; progress in development. synonyms: advance, improvement. see more. noun. an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility.
noun. 1. a making or being made better; improvement. 2. US, Law. an improvement that increases the value of property and is more extensive than mere repairs. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. betterment in American English. (ˈbetərmənt) noun. 1.
Define betterment. betterment synonyms, betterment pronunciation, betterment translation, English dictionary definition of betterment. n. 1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment. 2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real...
