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improve: improve im‧prove [ɪmˈpruːv] verb

1. [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE if shares, prices etc improve by a particular amount, they rise by that amount:

• Jaguar improved 21p, closing at 665p.

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• Hungary's dollar current account improved by a remarkable 5% of GDP.

2. [transitive] to make something better:

• The marketing team will need to improve communication with the suppliers.

3. [intransitive] to become better:

• Business started to improve again in January.

improve on/upon something phrasal verb [transitive]

to do something better than it was done before, or to make something better than it was before:

• The government hopes to improve on the 3% economic growth of the past two years.

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improve UK US /ɪmˈpruːv/ verb

► [I] to get better: gradually/greatly/vastly improve »Conditions for foreign investors are also gradually improving.
» improve considerably/dramatically/significantly

► [T] to make something better: »We're working hard to improve the situation.
»to improve performance/profitability/service
» improve efficiency/quality/productivity

► if prices, shares, sales, etc. improve a particular amount, they increase by that amount: »Total new business improved by almost a quarter in the three months to September 30.
»The shares improved 20p to 730p.
begin/continue to improve »Total exports continued to improve and increased by 10.3% in November.

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improve — (v.) late 15c., to use to one s profit, to increase (income), from Anglo Fr. emprouwer to turn to profit (late 13c.), from O.Fr. en , causative prefix, + prou profit, from L. prode advantageous (see PROUD (Cf. proud)). Spelling with v was rare… … Etymology dictionary
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