Betterment

n.	1.	A making better; amendment; improvement.
	2.	(Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better than mere repairing would do; - generally used in the plural.

Noun	1.	betterment - a change for the better; progress in development Synonyms: advance, improvement
	2.	betterment - an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
	3.	betterment - the act of relieving ills and changing for the better Synonyms: amelioration, melioration

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