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   improvement

   /ɪmˈpruːvm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. an example of improving or being improved: "an improvement in East–West relations"
   • ▪ the action of improving or being improved: "there's still room for improvement"
   • ▪ a thing that makes something better or is better than something else: "home improvements"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishemprowement (in the sense ‘profitable management or use; profit’), from Anglo-Norman French, from emprower (see improve).

   Scrabble Points: 20

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPROVEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     the fact of something getting better, or the act of making...

   • Portuguese Translation

     IMPROVEMENT translate: melhora, progresso, melhora...

   • Improvement in Korean

     IMPROVEMENT translate: 향상, 향상. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Improvement in Japanese

     IMPROVEMENT translate: 改善, 向上, 改良工事, 手入れ, 改善（かいぜん）,...

   • Improvement in Polish

     IMPROVEMENT translate: poprawa, ulepszenie, polepszenie,...

   • Room for Improvement

     ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT definition: 1. a possibility or hope...

   • Improvement in Arabic

     IMPROVEMENT translate: تَحْسين / تَحَسُّن, تَحْسين /...

   • Improvement in Russian

     IMPROVEMENT translate: улучшение . Learn more in the...

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   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. Synonyms: advancement, betterment, refinement.

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   When there's improvement, something is getting better. Going from a C to an A in math is an improvement. If you want to improve something, you've got to make improvements.