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

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain