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im⋅prove⋅ment
[im-proov-muh
nt] 
–noun
| 1. | an act of improving or the state of being improved. |
| 2. | a change or addition by which a thing is improved. |
| 3. | 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. |
| 4. | a bringing into a more valuable or desirable condition, as of land or real property; betterment. |
| 5. | something done or added to real property that increases its value. |
| 6. | profitable use, as of a period of time. |
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Improvement
Im*prove"ment\, n. 1. 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. I look upon your city as the best place of improvement. --South. Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties. --Blair. 2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton 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. "A good improvement of his reason." --S. Clarke. I shall make some improvement of this doctrine. --Tillotson. 3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old. The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements on the Greek poet. --Addison. 4. Increase; growth; progress; advance. There is a design of publishing the history of architecture, with its several improvements and decays. --Addison. Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity. --South. 5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises. 6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. --Kent.
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Language Translation for : improvement
Spanish:
mejora,
German:
die Verbesserung,
Japanese:
改良
improvement
- An increase in the value of real estate achieved by changing its configuration or by adding to it. Also called land improvement.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: im·prove·ment
Function: noun
: a usually permanent addition to or modification of real property that enhances its capital value and is distinguished from an ordinary repair in being designed to make the property more useful or valuable
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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