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n. - The act of relieving ills and improving; An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility.

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  • And it has certainly fed the national appetite for belief in betterment ...
  • The degree of social progress and economic betterment is not a matter which either labour or management can arbitrarily determine.
  • Indeed, the greater part of his betterment was the result of that fresh interest Mr. Perkins had given him, his pride, and his hope.
  • You’re also make the false assumption that the only reason humans aspirate to excellence or self-betterment is the pursuit of money.
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