betterment
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈbɛtərmənt/
- Specialized
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mejora
- And the path to financial betterment for most people is to shrink their expense column, maybe even be miserly and really shrewd.
Examples
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Though the Administrative Office has the Court of Federal Claims under its administrative wing, it fought those pay and tenure betterments for the court's judges.
Academic text (1997) -
Buying the foreclosed or pre-foreclosed home by paying less will allow the home buyers to make some investments in its betterment and/or sell it at a larger cost than it costs.
Blog text (26) -
In 27 years with his company, he has done design and betterment for power plant projects.
Academic text (2001) -
Of this, about 30 percent went to "betterment," a government program that included soil conservation and agricultural extension.
Academic text (1994) -
They used a betterment incentive.
Academic text (1990) -
When it comes to voluntary infant adoption, as practiced in this country as an option for an ill-timed pregnancy, there is nothing more degrading than saying that removing a child from the mother to provide a household made up of two strangers is a betterment to the welfare of the child.
Blog text (31) -
An amendment is an improvement, a betterment; Prop 8's proposed "amendment" is a limit, a subtraction, and a denial of rights, and that negates equal protection.
Blog text (11) -
The community organized a fundraiser for the betterment of the local park, planning to install new playground equipment.
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The renovations were considered a significant betterment, enhancing the overall value and appeal of the property.
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Investing in the betterment of public transportation can greatly improve the quality of life for residents in the city.
Synonyms
619
1.1
A change that makes something better
81
4.2
A change that makes something better, more useful, or more attractive
Antonyms
43
5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
How Valuable
- Specialized
31
3.5
- Specialized
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5.1
177
3.5
77
3.5
105
3.1
352
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Betterment comes from better ('more good') and the ending -ment, like in improvement or development. So a betterment on a house or street is a lasting improvement that 'makes property more valuable', which is why people talk about paying for or funding these upgrades.