betterment
noun
bet·ter·ment
ˈbe-tər-mənt 
1
: a making or becoming better
2
: an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
Examples of betterment in a Sentence
working for the betterment of the lives of working people
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024
How companies will use new technologies for the betterment of business and the human condition is another focus.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 14 June 2024
Vlad's passion for aiding people in financial betterment and his astonishment at the ease with which individuals overpay taxes fuel his commitment to his profession.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
If the result of carceral employment doesn’t aid the betterment of society, rehabilitation can’t be considered a true goal of prison labor systems.
—Phillip Vance Smith, JSTOR Daily, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Betterment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betterment. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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betterment
noun
bet·ter·ment
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