Betterment

Definitions: Betterment

Betterment

Noun

1. A change for the better; progress in development.

2. An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility.

3. The act of relieving ills and changing for the better.

Date "betterment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1678. (references)

Synonyms: Betterment

Synonyms: advance (n), amelioration (n), improvement (n), melioration (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Improvement	Noun: improvement; amelioration, melioration; betterment; mend, amendment, emendation; mending; Verb: advancement; advance; (progress); ascent; promotion, preferment; elevation; increase; cultivation, civilization; culture, march of intellect; menticulture; race-culture, eugenics.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Betterment

Specialty definitions using "betterment": betterment levy ♦ Lamb ♦ Mendicant ♦ Pitchfork ♦ Range Betterment Fund, Range Improvement Fund ♦ trial. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Betterment Briefs: A Collection of Published Papers on Organized Industrial Efficiency (Management History, No 80) (reference) Earthly Good: The Churches and the Betterment of Human Existence (reference) Moving together, drifting apart : betterment planning and villagisation in a South African homeland (reference) Optimum Utilization of Knowledge: Making Knowledge Serve Human Betterment (reference) Organizational Surveys: The Diagnosis and Betterment of Organizations Through Their Members (Series in Applied Psychology.) (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
Henry Ward Beecher	That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Costa Rica	The recently established National Commission for the Betterment of the Administration of Justice (CONAMAJ) joins the three branches of government and the autonomous offices of the Attorney General (Procuradoria), Comptroller General (Contraloria) and Ombudsman (Defensoria) in a common effort to combat corruption. (references)
Political Economy	Hong Kong	The generally pro-China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) is the second leading party. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	TRIAL, n. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. In order to effect this purpose it is necessary to supply a contrast in the person of one who is called the defendant, the prisoner, or the accused. If the contrast is made sufficiently clear this person is made to undergo such an affliction as will give the virtuous gentlemen a comfortable sense of their immunity, added to that of their worth. In our day the accused is usually a human being, or a socialist, but in mediaeval times, animals, fishes, reptiles and insects were brought to trial. A beast that had taken human life, or practiced sorcery, was duly arrested, tried and, if condemned, put to death by the public executioner. Insects ravaging grain fields, orchards or vineyards were cited to appeal by counsel before a civil tribunal, and after testimony, argument and condemnation, if they continued in contumaciam the matter was taken to a high ecclesiastical court, where they were solemnly excommunicated and anathematized. In a street of Toledo, some pigs that had wickedly run between the viceroy's legs, upsetting him, were arrested on a warrant, tried and punished. In Naples and ass was condemned to be burned at the stake, but the sentence appears not to have been executed. D'Addosio relates from the court records many trials of pigs, bulls, horses, cocks, dogs, goats, etc., greatly, it is believed, to the betterment of their conduct and morals. In 1451 a suit was brought against the leeches infesting some ponds about Berne, and the Bishop of Lausanne, instructed by the faculty of Heidelberg University, directed that some of "the aquatic worms" be brought before the local magistracy. This was done and the leeches, both present and absent, were ordered to leave the places that they had infested within three days on pain of incurring "the malediction of God." In the voluminous records of this cause celebre nothing is found to show whether the offenders braved the punishment, or departed forthwith out of that inhospitable jurisdiction.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Dwight Eisenhower	1953-1961	Only thus shall we remain, despite every provocation, on our charted course toward permanent peace and human betterment.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Betterment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Betterment" is used about 74 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	74	38,813

Expressions using "betterment": betterment levy ♦ betterment tax. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "betterment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		përmirësim (amelioration, amendment, development, elevation, enhancement, improvement, melioration, pickup, progress, rally, reclamation, refinement, reform, reformation, rise, upswing, upturn). (various references)

Arabic		‏تحسين الارض, ‏تحسن (advance, ameliorate, amelioration, become soundly established, change for the better, get better, get well, improve, improvement, mend, pick me up, progress, rally, recover, refinement, reform, speed up, take a turn for the better), ‏صلح (conciliation, pacifying, reconciliation), ‏إصلاح (correction, mediation, mend, pacification, pacifying, reclamation, reconcile, reconditioning, recovery, redress, reform, reformation, rehabilitation, remedy, renovation, repair, reparation). (various references)

Bulgarian		напредък (advance, advancement, ascent, gain, headway, improvement, lift, progress), подобряване (improvement, improving, mend, mending, retrieve), подобрение (amelioration, amendment, correction, fertilization, improvement, melioration, pickup, progress, rally, retrieval). (various references)

Chinese		�"�善 (Bettered, Bettering, improve, improved, improvement, improving). (various references)

Czech		zlepšení (amelioration, improvement, melioration), polepšení (reformation), meliorace. (various references)

Dutch		verbeteringsbijdrage (betterment levy, capital levy, contribution, inclusion fee). (various references)

Finnish		parannus (cure, improvement, remedy, repentance). (various references)

French		plus-value, amélioration de coke (coke betterment), amélioration. (various references)

German		verbesserung (amelioration, approvement, correction, correction of error, emendation, improvement, melioration, pick up, rectification, refinement, reform, revision, upgrade, upgrading), Besserung (improvement, recovery, reform, reformation, remission). (various references)

Greek		καλλυτέρευση, βελτίωση (amelioration, conditioning, improvement, improvement in, meliorate, melioration, pickup, refinement, retrieval, treatment, uplift, upturn), υπεραξία (appreciation, goodwill, special assessment, surplus value, unearned increment). (various references)

Hebrew		שפור (amelioration, improvement, upswing), שבח (advantage, commendation, eulogy, gain, glory, improvement, panegyric, praise, superiority), �"שבח�" (amelioration, embellishment, improvement), �"טב�" (bonus, compensation, improvement), טיוב �"קרקע (amelioration), טיוב (amendment, improvement, reclamation). (various references)

Hungarian		javulás (advance, amelioration, change for the better, improvement, pick-up, to be on the mend, upgrade, upswing), értéknövekedés (appreciation, enhancement of value, unearned increment). (various references)

Indonesian		perbaikan (emendation, improvement, reform, repair, restoration, revision, upgrading), kemajuan (advancement, headway, progress). (various references)

Italian		miglioramento (amelioration, amendment, gain, improvement, progress, rising). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		�"�善 (improvement, incremental and continuous improvement). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かいぜ�" (beach, coast, enlightenment, improvement, incremental and continuous improvement, opening ones eyes to the truth, spiritual awakening). (various references)

Manx		foays (benefit, goodness, improvement, quality, utility, welfare, well-being), bishagh (interest payer, rally, thriving). (various references)

Pig Latin		ettermentbay

Portuguese		benfeitoria (amelioration, benefit, boon, improvement, profit), melhoramento (amendment, improvement, melioration, progress, reform, upgrading), aperfeiçoamento (amelioration, amendment, finish, finishing, improvement, melioration, perfective). (various references)

Romanian		îmbunãtãţire (amendament, improvement, melioration). (various references)

Russian		улучшение (amelioration, amendment, enhancement, improvement, melioration, mending, reclamation, refinement, reformation, upswing, upturn). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		poboljšanje (amelioration, improvement, melioration, rally, upgrading). (various references)

Spanish		mejora (amelioration, breeding, improvement, uplift, upturn). (various references)

Swedish		förbättring (amelioration, amendment, enhancement, improvement, melioration, reform, uplift). (various references)

Thai		การปรับปรุง. (various references)

Turkish		iyileşme (amelioration, cicatrization, convalesce, convalescent, getting better, healing, improvement, recovery, recruitment, recuperation, upswing), düzelme (amelioration, getting better, improvement, recovery, rectification, regeneration, upswing, upturn), şerefiye. (various references)

Ukranian		виправлення (amendment, castigation, correction, emendation, reclaim, reclamation, rectification, redress, reform, reformation, reparation, retrieval), меліорація (amelioration, improvement, melioration, reclaim, reclamation), поліпшення (advance, amendment, enhancement, improvement, melioration, mend, mending). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự l� m tốt hơn, sự cải tiến (improvement, renovation). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "betterment": betterments. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Betterment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bitterman. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "betterment" (pronounced be"termunt)
6	-t er m u n t	accouterment.
5	-er m u n t	antigovernment, bewilderment, dismemberment, empowerment, endangerment, government, measurement, postretirement, retirement, wonderment.
4	-m u n t	abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement.
3	-u n t	aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-e-e-e-m-n-r-t-t-t"
	-4 letters: better, entree, eterne, meeter, netter, remeet, retene, teemer, teener, teeter, tenter, terete, tetter.
	-5 letters: beret, berme, brent, ember, emeer, enter, meter, metre, remet, rente, retem, tenet, terne, treen.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-e-e-m-n-r-t-t-t"
	+1 letter: betterments.
	+2 letters: embitterment.
	+3 letters: embitterments, embrittlement.
	+4 letters: embrittlements.
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