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improvement(dictionary)
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improvement (iou)



improvement noun. Also (earlier) emprovement, improwement. LME.
[Anglo-Norman emprowement, formed as IMPROVE verb2: see -MENT.]
Profitable management or use; the realization of the profits of something; profit. LME-E16.
b. Profitable investment of money. M17-E18.
The turning of land to profit; the cultivation of land, or now esp. the erection of buildings, fences, etc., on land, to improve the condition and value. Also, a piece of land improved by cultivation, building, etc.; now esp. buildings, fences, etc., by which a piece of land is improved. Now N. Amer. & NZ and passing into senses 5 and 6. L15.
The action or process of making or becoming greater; (an) increase, (a) growth, development, intensification. M16-L18.
The utilization of a person or thing. Now only, the making good use or taking advantage of an occasion, event, etc.; arch. the profitable use of something for spiritual edification. E17.
The action or process of making or becoming better or more valuable; the state of being better. M17.
H. Blair Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties. D. W. Goodwin The goal is not so much a..cure..as it is to bring about improvement.
An act of making or becoming better; an addition or alteration which increases the quality or value of something. L17.
H. James It's a great advantage to have a new house; you get all the latest improvements. George Moore Better to retain his..mistakes than to accept any suggestions, even if they were improvements.
The production of something better than something else; a result of this. Foll. by on, upon. E18.
A. Eden The appearance and manner of the boys..seemed to be an improvement on my generation. R. Ellmann 'I suffer, therefore I may be,' was his improvement upon Descartes.