1. Noun
A making better; amendment; improvement.
2. Noun
An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the plural.
3. Noun
the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
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4. Noun
an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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