Definitions for: Betterment


[n] the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
[n] a change for the better; progress in development
[n] an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility



Webster (1913) Definition: Bet"ter*ment, n.
1. A making better; amendment; improvement. --W. Montagu.

2. (Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better
than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the
plural. [U. S.] --Bouvier.

Synonyms: advance, amelioration, improvement, melioration

See Also: accommodation, adjustment, conservation, elaboration, fitting, improvement, improvement, melioration, preservation, recovery, refinement, resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification, shift, transformation, transmutation

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