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[im-proov-muhnt]

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noun

an act of improving or the state of being improved.

a change or addition by which a thing is improved.

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.

a bringing into a more valuable or desirable condition, as of land or real property; betterment.

something done or added to real property that increases its value.

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profitable use, as of a period of time.

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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English improuement < Anglo-French emprouement something profitable (especially exploitation of land). See improve, -ment

Related forms

non·im·prove·ment, noun

pre·im·prove·ment, noun

Synonyms
3. refinement, betterment, advancement. 4. enhancement, repair.

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Two home improvement bazaars reported earnings that may reflect a turning point in the economy.

The annual report card for scholarship athletes was the best yet this year-but there's plenty of room for improvement.

The conduct of the election was hailed as a big improvement on the unfair polls of the past dozen years.

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Two home improvement bazaars reported earnings that may reflect a turning point in the economy.

The annual report card for scholarship athletes was the best yet this year-but there's plenty of room for improvement.

The conduct of the election was hailed as a big improvement on the unfair polls of the past dozen years.

Organic gardening and agriculture focus on the improvement of soils to provide plants with nutrients.

The improvement in conditions was an unexpected turnaround.

When spray-on hair is an option, certainly there's room for improvement.

These days video games affect every part of life, from online dating to self improvement and even health and fitness.

The improvement in giving was slight, but leaders and fund raisers took heart that it didn't decline.

But the improvement seems to come only in the task that a game trains you for.

We remain committed to constant improvement and transparency in the service of sound, respectful science.

Less neuroticism and more extroversion may be at the root of patients' improvement.

No one has even commented on the propulsion system which is what has limited aircraft improvement since the first powered flight.

Create a headboard picture frame by using decorative molding from a home improvement store.

The cameras are an incremental improvement on the older.

When it comes to air travel, it seems to me that there are a few things that could stand improvement.

If you measure only financial performance, then you can hope only for improvement in financial performance.

It's a vast improvement over existing pedometer technologies.

It was fitting that this patent, itself a monument to progress, should have been awarded to an improvement on the automobile.

Oakland is trying, but seems to take one step forward and two steps backward when it comes to improvement.

Still, the newest gasoline mowers offer an improvement over older types.

It's a clear improvement in hygiene and convenience.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated interests in educational leadership and school improvement.

Nor is there much prospect of a dramatic improvement before the election.

Improving the insulation can make a significant difference if you are up for a bigger home improvement project.

One of these inventions is a clear improvement over its predecessor.

Poe for setting straight the grammarian whose spelling could have used some improvement to boot.

Mice given no treatment or an injection with an unrelated cell showed no improvement.

In a nutshell, the student-loan reform was more a triumph of good government than an improvement in education policy.

Alleged improvement in school performance is hotly debated.

As a result, they cost more than the roses and petunias found at big-box home improvement stores.

One obvious improvement would be to raise car mileage standards.

Many cars have undergone significant safety improvement since then.

Now an accounting firm has weighed in, suggesting that the medical school's financial-reporting methods need improvement.

He allows that there has been some improvement in primary schools, but otherwise his report card is bleak.

There's also tremendous room for safety improvement on the nation's roads.

There's no single success checkbox to study, everything is a qualitative measure of improvement.

Thompson's design was an improvement over the solid rubber tires that had been around for a while.

Instead, they ask as if their operation had no room for improvement.

The improvement in ratings is underpinned by emerging-market governments' strong external balance-sheets.

As encouraging as the model results have been, there is still room for improvement.

When that happens cognitive and intuitive improvement is inevitable.

Maybe this set is, as some people claim, more of an incremental refresh than a radical improvement.

While the results are likely to make many of us uncomfortable, denial is seldom an efficient path toward improvement.

People who criticize him don't talk about the reduction in poverty or improvement in agriculture.

The result of their campaign was an unprecedented improvement in the lives of people around the world.

For creativity improvement there may be several other ways.

But on the left side of the page, there's a nice little improvement.

Teach people to believe that they will be much better off but let there be no dramatic improvement.

The pace of foreclosures has not abated, and there has been no improvement in employment in residential construction.

Caulking drafts is an easy and inexpensive energy-saving home improvement.

But that improvement was not because of testosterone, it turned out.

It's an improvement on the paper maps the census has historically used for the same purpose.

Studying literature doesn't guarantee moral improvement any more than studying chemistry, economics, or plumbing does.

Now it turns out that some of the improvement may be illusory.

Scarcely a corner of the city-scarcely a corner of a corner-seems to have escaped the march of improvement and redevelopment.

Cahill, who has taken a great interest in what may be termed the mechanical improvement of baseball playing.

Behind the scenes, however, there were signs of improvement.

Or if they did benefit, the improvement was short-lived, followed by a relapse.

But that improvement has levelled off despite big increases in school budgets.

Luna suspects the improvement comes as richer networks and faster connections make the executive region more effective.

Patients who receive dummy pills often show clinical improvement.

Every penny a utility spent on grid improvement would potentially.

Sure, it will be hard for you to take personal credit for the improvement.

More important than past changes in fertility is the sharp improvement in life expectancy between birth and the age of.

But some experts say that pollution and agricultural water use threaten further improvement.

He then repeated the experiment over and over expecting improvement or different outcomes.

Electroporation is a potential improvement of the direct injection method.

In this evolving world, academic improvement in one country need not mean that others should fear falling behind.

It is nonetheless a big improvement on the past, when the bank was usually run by former academics with no market experience.

Restricting research to cells fertilized before an improvement in the preservation technique further delayed progress.

One of the keys to that improvement will be more effective use of technology.

As any improvement is measurable the impact can be precisely calculated.

He notes that the improvement could simply be a result of the natural variability a person experiences between two test sittings.

The new regime will be an improvement on the old one, but it does not go far enough.

Psychotherapy is a totally different, longer and expensive way for mind improvement.

More recently, other rich countries have enjoyed a similar improvement in economic stability.

I've broken the cycle of continual deterioration but improvement is a constant challenge.

Lithium-ion chemistry is considered an improvement over past efforts to power electric cars.

The researchers conclude by arguing for improvement of crop yields as part of any policy meant to reduce greenhouse gases.

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The building standards could use some improvement here but water is used much less the way they do.

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World English Dictionary

improvement (ɪmˈpruːvmənt)

—n
1.	the act of improving or the state of being improved
2.	something that improves, esp an addition or alteration
3.	Compare conversion alteration of the structure, fixtures, fittings, or decor of a building without changing its function
4.	(Austral), (NZ) (usually plural) a building or other works on a piece of land, adding to its value

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