- [uncountable] the act of making something better; the process of something becoming better
- 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 in something There is a need for continuous improvement in performance.
- I think there is room for improvement in any organization.
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb1- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- enormous
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- be
- constitute
- reflect
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- occur
- take place
- result from something
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- initiative
- plan
- programme/program
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- improvement in
- improvement on
- improvement over
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- an area for improvement
- an area of improvement
- room for improvement
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- [countable] a change in something that makes it better; something that is better than it was before
- a significant/dramatic improvement
- a slight/steady improvement
- improvement in something 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.
- improvement to something We have made some mechanical improvements to the car.
- improvement on something This is a great improvement on your previous work.
- improvement over something The results are certainly an improvement over last year.
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectb1- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- enormous
- …
- be
- constitute
- reflect
- …
- occur
- take place
- result from something
- …
- initiative
- plan
- programme/program
- …
- improvement in
- improvement on
- improvement over
- …
- an area for improvement
- an area of improvement
- room for improvement
- …
Word Originlate 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’).
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