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• (an) improvement on something — an improvement on something phrase better than something that existed before The service is definitely an improvement on what we had last time. 3 Thesaurus: bettersynonym Main entry: improvement …   Useful english dictionary

• an improvement on something — better than something that existed before The service is definitely an improvement on what we had last time. See: room I, 3) …   English dictionary

• improvement — im|prove|ment [ ım pruvmənt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was before: The school is performing well, but we recognize the need for further improvement.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• improvement */*/*/ — UK [ɪmˈpruːvmənt] / US [ɪmˈpruvmənt] noun Word forms improvement : singular improvement plural improvements 1) [countable/uncountable] the state of being better than before, or the process of making something better than it was before The school… …   English dictionary

• improvement — [[t]ɪmpru͟ːvmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ improvements 1) N VAR If there is an improvement in something, it becomes better. If you make improvements to something, you make it better. ...the dramatic improvements in organ transplantation in recent years... There… …   English dictionary

• improvement — im‧prove‧ment [ɪmˈpruːvmənt] noun [countable, uncountable] the act or state of getting better: improvement in • Canandaigua Wine Co reported a 70% improvement in net income for the third quarter. • An economist said he was optimistic that… …   Financial and business terms

• improvement — im·prove·ment n: a usu. permanent addition to or modification of real property that enhances its capital value and is distinguished from an ordinary repair in being designed to make the property more useful or valuable Merriam Webster’s… …   Law dictionary

• Improvement trust — is a type of trust that improves something, and may refer to:* Bombay City Improvement Trust * Singapore Improvement Trust …   Wikipedia

• improvement — ► NOUN 1) an instance of improving or being improved. 2) the action of improving or being improved. 3) a thing that makes something better or is better than something else …   English terms dictionary

• improvement — (n.) mid 15c., enprowment management of something for profit, from Anglo Fr. emprowement, from emprouwer turn to profit (see IMPROVE (Cf. improve)). Meaning betterment; amelioration is from 1640s. Meaning buildings, etc. on a piece of property is …   Etymology dictionary

• improvement — [n] bettering; something bettered advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, augmentation, betterment, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, development, elevation, enhancement, enrichment, furtherance, gain, growth, increase,… …   New thesaurus