betterment
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
/ˈbɛtəmənt/
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/ˈbɛtəmənt/ · /ˈbɛtɚmənt/
Definition of betterment
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncommon, uncountable)An improvement or amelioration.
“When BR "back-checked" (BR's term) the financial results of steam replacement across 49 schemes, where DMUs had been substituted on the London Midland Region, only one was now profitable. BR thinking on such substitutions referred to "betterment", not profit or loss.”
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noun
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(countable, uncommon, uncountable)An improvement or amelioration.
“When BR "back-checked" (BR's term) the financial results of steam replacement across 49 schemes, where DMUs had been substituted on the London Midland Region, only one was now profitable. BR thinking on such substitutions referred to "betterment", not profit or loss.”
- (countable, uncountable)An improvement to a property that adds to its value.
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Etymology
From better + -ment.
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