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• bet·ter·ment — /ˈbɛtɚmənt/ noun [noncount] : the act or result of making something better : ↑improvement working for the betterment of the lives of working people …   Useful english dictionary

• bet — ab·bet·din; al·pha·bet·ic; al·pha·bet·i·cal·ly; al·pha·bet·i·co classed; al·pha·bet·ics; al·pha·bet·i·form; al·pha·bet·ism; al·pha·bet·ist; al·pha·bet·i·za·tion; al·pha·bet·ize; an·al·pha·bet; an·al·pha·bet·ism; bar·bet; bet·a·fite; bet·o·ny;… …   English syllables

• ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

• betterment — bet·ter·ment …   English syllables

• betterment — 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

• betterment — bet|ter|ment [ betərmənt ] noun uncount FORMAL improvement …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• betterment — bet•ter•ment [[t]ˈbɛt ər mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act of bettering 2) an improvement that increases the value of a property • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

• betterment — 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… …   Financial and business terms

• Betterment — 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

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables