improvement

The act or process of improving.

The state of being improved.

A change or addition that improves.

The act of improving or making better, or the state of being made better; advancement or increase in any good quality; betterment.

Profitable use or employment; practical or advantageous application: as, the improvement of one’s time.

Use; practice; indulgence.

A betterment; that by which the value or excellence of a thing is enhanced; a beneficial or valuable change or addition.

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration

The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.