betterment

[ bet-er-muh nt ]

/ ˈbɛt ər mənt /

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noun

the act or process of bettering; improvement.

an improvement of property other than by mere repairs.

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Origin of betterment

First recorded in 1590–1600; better¹ + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM betterment

self-bet·ter·ment, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for betterment

I think what we want and what we need is to be part of the system, and change it for the betterment of our people.

Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America |John Avlon |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Asked to predict how they would fare in five years, Brazilians graded their chances for betterment at 9.2 on a scale of 10.

Blindsided in Brazil |Mac Margolis |June 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I consider it biological gonzo journalism in pursuit of the ultimate story—the betterment of my own health.

An Epidemic of Absence: Destroying the Bugs in Our Bodies Can Be Dangerous to Our Health |Moises Velasquez-Manoff |September 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Accrington Public Library was a fully stocked library built out of stone on the values of an age of self-help and betterment.

Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir |Jeanette Winterson |March 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

“On the Limits of Self-Improvement”Vanity Fair, October 2007 There's an entire micro-economy based on the pursuit of betterment.

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If the conditions under which he works do not suit him, he will fight for their betterment, but he will not whine.

Craftsmanship in Teaching |William Chandler Bagley
Neither the British King nor Parliament had enough conscience or time or desire to work for the betterment of the working class.

The Kaiser's Memoirs |William II, German Emperor
Here there was no time for even such attempts at betterment.

Prisoners of Poverty |Helen Campbell
The object of sociology is the betterment of society, the acceleration of social evolution.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, October 1899 |Various
His has been indeed a life of doing good, for he, in early days, was at the head of all good work for the betterment of mankind.

Some Reminiscences of old Victoria |Edgar Fawcett

British Dictionary definitions for betterment

betterment

/ (ˈbɛtəmənt) /

noun

a change for the better; improvement

property law an improvement effected on real property that enhances the value of the property

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