Meaning of improvement in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ɪmˈpruvmənt/

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1. Noun

   improvement

   Etymology

   late Middle English emprowement (in the sense ‘profitable management or use; profit’), from Anglo-Norman French, from emprower (see improve)

   Definitions

   1. the act of improving something

   Examples

   • « their improvements increased the value of the property »
2. 2. a change for the better

   Examples

   • « progress in development »
3. 3. a condition superior to an earlier condition

   Examples

   • « the new school represents a great improvement »

   Antonyms

   • decline
   • declination