Improvement ɪmˈpruːvmənt Economy Shown Significant Year Sales Figures

• the economy has shown significant improvement over the past 9 months.
• we expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
• sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
• there were areas that needed improvement.

improvement

1. the act of making something better; the process of something becoming better
• SEE ALSO self-improvement
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• The economy has shown significant improvement over the past 9 months.
• We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
• Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
• There were areas that needed improvement.
• There is a need for continuous improvement in performance.
• I think there is room for improvement in any organization.

Extra Examples

• No improvement was found after the tenth day of treatment.
• The economy has experienced steady improvement.
• The improvement work to houses will create jobs.
• The new assessment system could pinpoint areas for improvement within the company.
• The proposed road improvement scheme involves bypassing several villages.
• We have an ambitious improvement plan for the property.
2. a change in something that makes it better; something that is better than it was before
• SEE ALSO home improvement
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/home-improvement
• a significant/dramatic improvement
• a slight/steady improvement
• There has been a marked improvement in the quality of teaching.
• The work should lead to an improvement in water quality.
• The decade saw vast improvements in cardiology techniques.
• We have made some mechanical improvements to the car.
• This is a great improvement on your previous work.
• The results are certainly an improvement over last year.

Extra Examples

• We need to make further improvements.
• There have been significant improvements in construction safety in recent years.
• He made a steady improvement and was released within 10 days of admission.
• If suggested improvements are not carried out, we have the right to suspend the insurance cover.
• Several improvements were made to the design during its production run.
• The club will spend £300 000 on ground improvements.
• The drug produced an improvement in all but one case.
• The latest figures are a slight improvement over last year's results.
• The new factory brought a huge improvement in working conditions.
• The players have shown a marked improvement in recent weeks.
• Wholesalers reported an improvement in sales for the third quarter.
• With this exercise plan you will notice an enormous improvement in your stamina.
• improvements to the bus service

Word Origin

• late Middle English emprowement (in the sense ‘profitable management or use; profit’), from Anglo-Norman French, from emprower (based on Old French prou ‘profit’, ultimately from Latin prodest ‘is of advantage’).