Associations to the word «Betterment»

Wiktionary

BETTERMENT, noun. An improvement.
BETTERMENT, noun. (legal) An improvement to a property that adds to its value.

Dictionary definition

BETTERMENT, noun. A change for the better; progress in development.
BETTERMENT, noun. An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility.
BETTERMENT, noun. The act of relieving ills and changing for the better.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.