Associations to the word «Improvement»

IMPROVEMENT, noun. 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.

IMPROVEMENT, noun. The act of making profitable use or application 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.

IMPROVEMENT, noun. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.

IMPROVEMENT, noun. Increase; growth; progress; advance.

IMPROVEMENT, noun. (plural): Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.

IMPROVEMENT, noun. (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.

IMPROVEMENT, noun. A change for the better; progress in development.

IMPROVEMENT, noun. The act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property".

IMPROVEMENT, noun. A condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement".