Improvement
Definition of Improvement
Im`prove´ment | n. | 1. | The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc. | | 2. | The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. | | 3. | The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old. | | 4. | Increase; growth; progress; advance. | | 5. | Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on land or premises; as, to convey the land together with all improvements. | | 6. | (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. |
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