improvement

(ĭm-prūv'mənt)
n.

1. 1. The act or process of improving.
   2. The state of being improved.
2. A change or addition that improves.

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Any permanent, fixed development of land or buildings through expenditure of money or labor that more than merely replaces, repairs, or restores to original condition and tends to increase the value of the property. Improvements are not deductible for tax purposes, but are capitalized and, if made to depreciable property, are depreciable over the same life as the asset that was improved.

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noun

1. The act of making better or the condition of being made better: amelioration, amendment, betterment, melioration, upgrade. See better/worse.
2. Steady improvement, as of an individual or a society: amelioration, betterment, development, melioration, progress. See better/worse.

n

Definition: bettering; something bettered
Antonyms: damage, decline, decrease, deterioration, diminishing, harm, hurt, injury, weakening, worsening

A structure or public utility or any other installation or physical change made in a property to increase its value and utility or to improve its appearance.

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Any development of land or buildings through the expenditure of money or labor that is designed to do more than merely replace, repair, or restore to the original condition.
27 S.E. 2d 164, 172; 19 P. 2d 644; 49 S.E. 2d 779, 783. “Improvements” are generally thought of as permanent and fixed, and supposedly increase the value of the property. 203 N.Y.S.
2d 35, 38; 122 N.W. 2d 189, 190. See ameliorating waste.

IN BRIEF: n. - A change for the better; A condition superior to an earlier condition.

Become addicted to constant and never-ending self improvement. — Anthony D'Angelo, Source: The College Blue Book

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Quotes:

"Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next." - Charles Simmons

"As long as I can conceive something better than myself I cannot be easy unless I am striving to bring it into existence or clearing the way for it." - George Bernard Shaw

"Things will get better -- despite our efforts to improve them." - Will Rogers

"The best performance improvement is the transition from the nonworking state to the working state." - John Ousterhout

"Judge of thine improvement, not by what thou speakest or writest, but by the firmness of thy mind, and the government of thy passions and affections." - Thomas Fuller

"Where we cannot invent, we may at least improve." - Charles Caleb Colton

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For a list of words related to improvements, see:

• Real Estate Practice - improvements: facilities or amenities added to property to increase its value

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forbedring, fremskridt, udvikling, forskønnelse, forædling

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbetering, vooruitgang

Français (French)
n. - amélioration, progrès, aménagement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verbesserung, Steigerung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βελτίωση, καλυτέρευση, πρόοδος

Italiano (Italian)
miglioramento, convalescenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - melhoramento (m)

Русский (Russian)
усовершенствование, удобства (в доме)

Español (Spanish)
n. - mejora, perfeccionamiento, mejoramiento, restablecimiento, recuperación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förbättring, upprustning (av bostäder), utnyttjande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
改进, 进步

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 改進, 進步

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 개량, 개수(공사), 이용

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 改良, 改善, 上達, 進歩, 改良されたもの, 改良点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تحسن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיפור‬

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