betterment

UK /ˈbɛtəmənt/ US /ˈbɛtɚmənt/

noun 2

Definitions

noun

An improvement or amelioration.

When BR "back-checked" (BR's term) the financial results of steam replacement across 49 schemes, where DMUs had been substituted on the London Midland Region, only one was now profitable. BR thinking on such substitutions referred to "betterment", not profit or loss.

An improvement to a property that adds to its value.

Collocations

VERB + BETTERMENT

contribute, end, works

BETTERMENT + NOUN

algeria, society

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Synonyms

noun — the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

amelioration
melioration

noun — a change for the better

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

When BR "back-checked" (BR's term) the financial results of steam replacement across 49 schemes, where DMUs had been substituted on the London Midland Region, only one was now profitable. BR thinking

Wiktionary

Science is a good thing, but it is not an end in itself; it is a means toward an end and that end is human betterment.

Tatoeba · #24009

Tebboune works for the betterment of Algeria.

Tatoeba · #11775380

We can contribute to the betterment of society.

Tatoeba · #12115380

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