Meaning of "betterment" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BETTERMENT

betterment  [ˈbɛtəmənt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BETTERMENT

Betterment is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BETTERMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Betterment

Betterment, making better, is a general term used particularly in connection with the increased value given to real property by causes for which a tenant or the public, but not the owner, is responsible; it is thus of the nature of unearned increment. When, for instance, some public improvement results in raising the value of a piece of private land, and the owner is thereby bettered through no merit of his own, he gains by the betterment, and many economists and politicians have sought to arrange, by taxation or otherwise, that the increased value shall come into the pocket of the public rather than into the owner's. A betterment tax would be assessed in order to divert from the owner of the property the profit thus accruing unearned to him. The whole problem is one of the incidence of taxation and the question of land values, and various applications of the principle of betterment have been tried in the United States and in England, raising considerable controversy from time to time.

Definition of betterment in the English dictionary

The definition of betterment in the dictionary is a change for the better; improvement. Other definition of betterment is an improvement effected on real property that enhances the value of the property.

SYNONYMS OF «BETTERMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «betterment» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of betterment

advancement · amelioration · edification · enhancement · gain · improvement · melioration

TRANSLATION OF BETTERMENT

Find out the translation of betterment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of betterment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «betterment» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 改善
• Translator English - Spanish: mejoramiento
• English: betterment
• Translator English - Hindi: बेहतरी
• Translator English - Arabic: تحسين
• Translator English - Russian: улучшения
• Translator English - Portuguese: melhoria
• Translator English - Bengali: উন্নতি
• Translator English - French: amélioration
• Translator English - Malay: Kebaikan
• Translator English - German: Verbesserung
• Translator English - Japanese: 改善
• Translator English - Korean: 개량
• Translator English - Javanese: Luwih apik
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự làm
• Translator English - Tamil: மேம்பாட்டிற்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: सुधारणा
• Translator English - Turkish: şerefiye
• Translator English - Italian: miglioramento
• Translator English - Polish: doskonalenie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: поліпшення
• Translator English - Romanian: îmbunătățire
• Translator English - Greek: καλυτέρευση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verbetering
• Translator English - Swedish: förbättring
• Translator English - Norwegian: better

10 QUOTES WITH «BETTERMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word betterment.

1

Justin Baldoni

I know if I react, and I want to get mad, and emotions come to the surface, I think quickly of my friends who have died and how they overcame their struggle and used their cancer and their lives for the betterment of mankind, and it sets me back in place.

2

Big Boi

I don't care who the president is - it ain't just all about who's black or who's white or who's Republican or Democrat, it's about who is for the betterment of people, period.

3

David Duffield

What I want is the general betterment of pets. No-kill is a part of that. I'd like to see that policy enacted at all SPCA-type organizations around the country.

4

Derek Fisher

I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker... who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it's sports, there's just so much passion added to it.

5

Johan Huizinga

Revolution as an ideal concept always preserves the essential content of the original thought: sudden and lasting betterment.

6

James Larkin

It means that the men who hold the means of life control our lives, and, because we workingmen have tried to get some measure of justice, some measure of betterment, they deny the right of the human being to associate with his fellow.

7

Jill Lepore

The idea of progress - the notion that human history is the history of human betterment - dominated the world view of the West between the Enlightenment and the First World War.

8

Jayne Mansfield

I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me.

9

James McAvoy

For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He's like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality.

10

Trey Songz

The way a woman or a man handles themselves, at a certain age I can't blame you for the way you act, because somebody didn't bring you up right, and the betterment is why I have a foundation titled Angels and Hearts. That's why I have Trey's Angels: to let women know that they are angels.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BETTERMENT»

Discover the use of betterment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to betterment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Economics of Human Betterment

This book asks in what way productive activities (whether free market or planned, whether in developed or in developing countries) influence and reflect basic human values.

Kenneth Ewart Boulding, 1984

For the Betterment of the Race: The Rise and Fall of the ...

Author Stefan Kühl provides here a historical foundation for this phenomenon, contextualizing the international eugenics movement in relation to National Socialist race policies and showing how intensively eugenicists worked to disseminate ...

Stefan Kühl, 2013

Organizational Surveys: The Diagnosis and Betterment of ...

Surveys conducted within organizations have become an important aspect of human resource management and organizational functioning. This new book by Frank Smith--a leader in this field--offers a unique perspective on organizational surveys.

Frank J. Smith, 2003

Coachella Valley Rehabilitation and Betterment Contract: ...

Reviews the contract proposal by Interior Dept for repayment of construction costs of Coachella Valley division of All-American Canal, Calif.

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation, 1962

Efforts for Social Betterment Among Negro Americans: Report ...

Subtitle: Report of a Social Study Made by Atlanta University Under the Patronage of the Trustees of the John F. Slater Fund; Together With the Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference for the Study of the Negro Problems, Held at Atlanta ...

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 2010

Managing Project Risk: Best Practices for Architects and ...

As a general rule, the cost of betterment, or added scope, will always be the responsibility of the building owner because only they will be enriched by it. Design professionals should not be expected to provide perfect and flawless services or ...

James B. Atkins, Grant A. Simpson, 2008

Battling for Social Betterment

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.

James Edward McCulloch, 2008

Irrigation Management: The Operation, Maintenance and ...

Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Frederick Haynes Newell, 2012

Nation-Wide Civic Betterment

Publisher: American League for Civic Improvement Publication date: 1903 Subjects: Civic improvement Cities and towns Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning

American League for Civic Improvement, 2009

Betterment Briefs - A Collection of Published Papers on ...

We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

H W Jacobs, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETTERMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term betterment is used in the context of the following news items.

Community betterment to present play, meal Saturday

Community Betterment and Arts Council of Houston is sponsoring The Star Dramatic Co. as it performs “Barbecuing Hamlet” Saturday at the ... «Houston Herald, Jul 15»

Is a Robo Adviser Right for You?

Financial-services giants Charles Schwab and Vanguard Group recently joined such upstart sites as Betterment, SigFig and Wealthfront in dispensing ... «Kiplinger Personal Finance, Jul 15»

How much 'robo' is too much 'robo' for personalized 'robo-investing'?

When Jon Stein co-founded Betterment in 2008 the idea of a robot investor was so foreign, there was barely even a word for it. “Today, nobody ... «Upstart, Jul 15»

'If Grand Alliance is for Betterment of Kashmir, I Suggest Mirwaiz to …

“If grand alliance is for the betterment of Kashmir, I suggest Mirwaiz to go and join the alliance. I am not an impediment in the process. Let them ... «Kashmir Life, Jul 15»

Cambridge ACT on Alzheimer's: Moving toward the betterment of …

In May 2013, key members of Cambridge came together and committed their support to become a dementia friendly community, and they ... «Isanti County News, Jun 15»

JC's decision will lead to betterment of country, says Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday said whatever decision judicial commission (JC) makes, it will ... «ARY NEWS, Jun 15»

AP Inter 1st Year Supplementary/Improvement Results 2015 …

They had officially announced candidates who attended for Improvement and Betterment or for Failed students can check their Supplementary ... «The Indian Talks, Jun 15»

Elba Betterment Committee hosting pig roast July 12

ELBA — Elba Betterment Committee and Chap's Diner 3rd annual Pig Roast and Craft Show will be held from noon to 7 p.m. July 12 at the ... «The Daily News Online, Jun 15»

AP Inter 1st Year Supplementary Results 2015 Declared @ bieap …

The had officially announced candidates who attended for Improvement and Betterment or for Failed students can check their Supplementary ... «The Indian Talks, Jun 15»

Mousetrap Betterment: Keeping Combustion Contemporary …

Fuel cells, EVs, HEVs, and PHEVs make headlines, but experts will tell you that the suck-squish-bang-blow engine will be moving most of us for the next several ... «Motor Trend, Jun 15»