improvement

pronunciation

How to pronounce improvement in British English: UK [ɪmˈpruːvmənt]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    the act of improving something
    a change for the better; progress in development
    a condition superior to an earlier condition

Word Origin

improvement (n.)
mid-15c., enprowment "management of something for profit," from Anglo-French emprowement, from emprouwer "turn to profit" (see improve). Meaning "betterment; amelioration" is from 1640s. Meaning "buildings, etc. on a piece of property" is from 1773. Related: Improvements.

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Example

1. The baseline to measure improvement is 1990 .
2. But there was room for improvement in certain groups .
3. He wasn 't sure this was an improvement .
4. Hard data on trade finance are fragmentary , but suggest improvement .
5. There 's nothing wrong with incremental improvement .

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