improvement

improvement
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 September sales will show an improvement.

conˌtinuous imˈprovement
COMMERCE the process of continually making frequent small changes to a company, its products etc, rather than a few very big changes — see also kaizen:

• Continuous improvement is our guiding management philosophy - it is the way we choose to do business.

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improvement UK US /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ noun
► [U] the fact of something getting better, or the act of making something better: »

constant/continued/significant improvement

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signs of improvement

 need/show/see improvement »

August appeared to show improvement in the job market.

improvement on/over sth »

It is unlikely that the current year will see any improvement on the $2.19bn net profit achieved in the year to June.

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areas/opportunities/room for improvement

► [C] a situation that is better than it was before, or a change that makes a situation better: »

21% improvement in annual profits

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performance/product/quality improvements

 improvement to/in sth »

They plan to make incremental improvements to existing products and services.

→ See also CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT(Cf. ↑capital improvement), CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT(Cf. ↑continuous improvement), HOME IMPROVEMENT(Cf. ↑home improvement), PROCESS IMPROVEMENT(Cf. ↑process improvement)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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