improvement

improvement
1. n часто улучшение; усовершенствование

a radical improvement in the international situation — радикальное оздоровление международной обстановки

the improvements of the previous term — достижения прошлого семестра

improvement in traffic regulation — упорядочение уличного движения

to be open to improvement — поддаваться исправлению

to show a great improvement — стать несравненно лучше, значительно улучшиться

color accutance improvement — схема улучшения цветопередачи

balance of trade improvement — улучшение торгового баланса

improvement change — изменение, направленное на улучшение

method improvement — технологическое усовершенствование

improvement loan — ссуда на улучшение земельных угодий

2. n амер. удобства

a house with all modern improvements — дом со всеми современными удобствами

3. n амер. перестройка, перестановка
4. n амер. с. -х. мелиорация

land improvement — мелиорация земель

improvement lease — аренда земли связанная с мелиорацией

5. n амер. эк. повышение

improvement in prices — повышение цен

improvement in exchange — повышение курса

strength improvement — повышение прочности

improvement in quality — повышение качества

stability improvement — повышение устойчивости

6. n амер. гидр. регулирование

river improvement — регулирование рек

methods of river improvement — методы регулирования рек

Синонимический ряд:
1. development (noun) amelioration; amendment; amplification; betterment; correction; development; enhancement; growth; increase; increment; melioration; progress; upgrading
2. enlightenment (noun) enlightenment

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  • improvement — im‧prove‧ment [ɪmˈpruːvmənt] noun [countable, uncountable] the act or state of getting better: improvement in • Canandaigua Wine Co reported a 70% improvement in net income for the third quarter. • An economist said he was optimistic that… …   Financial and business terms

  • Improvement — Im*prove ment, n. 1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc. [1913 Webster] I look upon your city as the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • improvement — im·prove·ment n: a usu. permanent addition to or modification of real property that enhances its capital value and is distinguished from an ordinary repair in being designed to make the property more useful or valuable Merriam Webster’s… …   Law dictionary

  • Improvement — (engl., spr. prūw ), Verbesserung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • improvement — (n.) mid 15c., enprowment management of something for profit, from Anglo Fr. emprowement, from emprouwer turn to profit (see IMPROVE (Cf. improve)). Meaning betterment; amelioration is from 1640s. Meaning buildings, etc. on a piece of property is …   Etymology dictionary

  • improvement — [n] bettering; something bettered advance, advancement, amelioration, amendment, augmentation, betterment, change, civilization, correction, cultivation, development, elevation, enhancement, enrichment, furtherance, gain, growth, increase,… …   New thesaurus

  • improvement — ► NOUN 1) an instance of improving or being improved. 2) the action of improving or being improved. 3) a thing that makes something better or is better than something else …   English terms dictionary

  • improvement — [im pro͞ov′mənt] n. [Anglo Fr emprowement] 1. an improving or being improved; esp., a) betterment b) an increase in value or in excellence of quality or condition c) Now Rare profitable use 2. a) an addition or …   English World dictionary

  • improvement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, major, marked, massive, material, radical, remarkable …   Collocations dictionary

  • improvement — n. 1) to bring about an improvement 2) to show (an) improvement 3) a decided, distinct, marked, substantial; minor improvement 4) an improvement in, of (an improvement in her work; an improvement of service) 5) an improvement on, over, upon (this …   Combinatory dictionary

  • improvement — im|prove|ment W2 [ımˈpru:vmənt] n 1.) [U and C] the act of improving something or the state of being improved improvement in/on/to ▪ There s been a big improvement in the children s behaviour. ▪ an improvement on earlier models ▪ We need to carry …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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