bet·ter·ment

(bĕt′ər-mənt)

1. An improvement over what has been the case: financial betterment.

2. Law An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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betterment

(ˈbɛtəmənt)

1. a change for the better; improvement

2. (Law) property law an improvement effected on real property that enhances the value of the property

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bet•ter•ment

(ˈbɛt ər mənt)

n.

1. the act of bettering.

2. an improvement that increases the value of a property.

[1590–1600]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	betterment - a change for the better; progress in development improvement, advance resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification - bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" elaboration, refinement - the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change accommodation, adjustment, fitting - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances conservation, preservation - an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change recovery - return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
	2.	betterment - an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility melioration, improvement - a condition superior to an earlier condition; "the new school represents a great improvement"
	3.	betterment - the act of relieving ills and changing for the better amelioration, melioration improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"

betterment

noun improvement, gain, advancement, enhancement, edification, amelioration, melioration His research is for the betterment of mankind.

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betterment

noun

1. The act of making better or the condition of being made better:

amelioration, amendment, improvement, melioration, upgrade.

2. Steady improvement, as of an individual or a society:

amelioration, development, improvement, melioration, progress.

Translations

melhoramento

betterment

[ˈbetəmənt] N → mejora f, mejoramiento m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

betterment

[ˈbɛtə^rmənt] n (= improvement) → amélioration fbetter off

adj

(= richer) → plus à l'aise financièrement

(in a better position) to be better off doing sth → avoir avantage à faire qch
you'd be better off this way (= more successful) → vous vous en trouveriez mieux ainsi, ce serait mieux ainsi

better off npl
the better off → les plus riches mpl

betterment

→ Verbesserung f; (educational) → Weiterbildung f

(Jur) → Wertsteigerung f; (of land) → Melioration f

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betterment

[ˈbɛtəmənt] n → miglioramento