betterment

  • 1Betterment — Betterment, making better, is a general term used particularly in connection with the increased value given to real property by causes for which a tenant or the public, but not the owner, is responsible; it is thus of the nature of unearned… …

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  • 2betterment — index advancement (improvement), amendment (correction), behalf, correction (change), development ( …

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  • 3betterment — bet‧ter‧ment [ˈbetəmənt ǁ tər ] noun [uncountable] PROPERTY an increase in the value of property caused by improvements in the area surrounding the property: • It is logical to balance the compensation paid to aggrieved owners by collecting a… …

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  • 4Betterment — Bet ter*ment, n. 1. A making better; amendment; improvement. W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; generally used in the plural. [U. S.] Bouvier. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5betterment — 1590s, from BETTER (Cf. better) + MENT (Cf. ment) …

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  • 6betterment — [n] improvement advancement, amelioration, mastery, melioration, progress, prosperity, upgrading; concept 244 Ant. deterioration, impairment, unhealthiness, worsening …

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  • 7betterment — ► NOUN ▪ improvement …

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  • 8betterment — [bet′ərmənt] n. 1. a making or being made better; improvement ☆ 2. Law an improvement that increases the value of property and is more extensive than mere repairs …

    English World dictionary

  • 9Betterment — A type of action or cost expenditure that contributes towards improving an asset s performance and/or increasing its value. Betterments do not include general maintenance related actions that seek to sustain an asset s current value. For example …

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  • 10betterment — bet|ter|ment [ˈbetəmənt US tər ] n [singular] formal improvement, especially in someone s social and economic position for the betterment of sb/sth ▪ social change for the betterment of society as a whole …

    Dictionary of contemporary English