improvement
Use Improvement in a sentence
mənt noun
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.
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| —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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Example sentences
Still, the newest gasoline mowers offer an improvement over older types.
The pace of foreclosures has not abated, and there has been no improvement in employment in residential construction.
They are not happy unless they mark by some definite performance each step in the weary path of self-improvement.
Home-improvement projects are daunting enough without the worry of hidden wires and pipes.
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