Improvement ɪmˈpruːvmənt Sales Figures Signs Expect Room Work

• sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
• we expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
• there is still room for improvement in your work.
• a significant/substantial/dramatic improvement

improvement

1. the act of making something better; the process of something becoming better
• Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
• We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.
• There is still room for improvement in your work.
2. a change in something that makes it better; something that is better than it was before
• a significant/substantial/dramatic improvement
• a slight/steady improvement
• an improvement in Anglo-German relations
• This is a great improvement on your previous work.
• improvements to the bus service

Extra Examples

• 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.
• No improvement was found after the tenth day of treatment.
• Several improvements were made to the design during its production run.
• The club will spend £300 000 on ground improvements.
• The country’s economic record since 1945 represents an improvement on the period between the world wars.
• The drug produced an improvement in all but one case.
• The economy has experienced steady improvement.
• The economy is showing signs of improvement.
• The improvement work to houses will create jobs.
• The latest figures are a slight improvement over last year’s results.
• The new assessment system could pinpoint areas for improvement within the company.
• The new factory brought a huge improvement in working conditions.
• The players have shown a marked improvement in recent weeks.
• The proposed road improvement scheme involves bypassing several villages.
• The suggested improvements were not carried out.
• Their average grades have risen, but there is still room for improvement.
• Their policies have resulted in a definite underlying improvement in the economy.
• These results are a distinct improvement on last year’s.
• We expect to see a significant improvement in the near future.
• We have an ambitious improvement plan for the property.
• Wholesalers reported an improvement in sales for the third quarter.
• Will the team be able to maintain its improvement of last season?
• With this exercise plan you will notice an enormous improvement in your stamina.
• steps taken to secure improvement in pupils’ attendance

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’).