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    betterment
    /ˈbɛtəm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the improvement of something: "they believed that what they were doing was vital for the betterment of society"

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  2. improvement that is made to something, especially to a property, area, etc.: Governor O'Malley yesterday described the betterment of Maryland's infrastructure as an investment for future generations. (Definition of betterment from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of betterment. betterment.

  3. 1. : a making or becoming better. 2. : an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility. Examples of betterment in a Sentence. working for the betterment of the lives of working people.

  4. Betterment definition: the act or process of bettering; improvement.. See examples of BETTERMENT used in a sentence.

  5. improvement that is made to something, especially to a property, area, etc.: Governor O'Malley yesterday described the betterment of Maryland's infrastructure as an investment for future generations. (Definition of betterment from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of betterment. betterment.

  6. noun. /ˈbetəmənt/ /ˈbetərmənt/ [uncountable] (formal) the process of becoming or making something/somebody better synonym improvement. His life offered me no hope of betterment. Want to learn more?

  7. noun. 1. a change for the better; improvement. 2. property law. an improvement effected on real property that enhances the value of the property. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. betterment in American English. (ˈbɛtərmənt ) noun. 1. a making or being made better; improvement. 2. US, Law.

  8. Definitions of betterment. noun. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better. synonyms: amelioration, melioration. see more. noun. a change for the better; progress in development. synonyms: advance, improvement. see more.