| improvement | |
| 1. n. The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering | |
| 2. n. The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. | |
| 3. n. The state of being improved; betterment; advance | |
| 4. n. Something which is improved | |
| the new edition is an improvement on the old. | |
| 5. n. Increase; growth; progress; advance. | |
| 6. n. (in plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises. | |
| 7. n. (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition. | |
