improvement
/ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.49 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement."
- "Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties."
- "Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets."
- "Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today."
- "good improvement of his reason."
- "I shall make some improvement of this doctrine."
Etymology
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