betterment Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a change for the better; progress in development
advance; improvement.
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noun an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
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noun the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
melioration; amelioration.
WordNet
Bet"ter*ment noun
Definitions
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A making better; amendment; improvement. W. Montagu. -
(Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural. U. S. Bouvier.