bettermentn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛtəm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈbɛdərmənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: better v.¹, -ment suffix.

Etymology: < better v.¹ + -ment suffix. Compare earlier bettering n.

a. The action of making something better; the process of becoming better; the condition or fact of being better; improvement, amelioration; reformation; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun]

betteringeOE

amendmentc1230

bote of beam1330

meliorationa1400

upraisingc1400

reformation?a1425

amelioration?a1450

enrichinga1513

amendsa1547

gooding1567

betterment1594

meliorization1599

endearment1612

raisure1613

betterance1614

ascenta1616

ascension1617

enrichmenta1626

improvement1625

booty beam1642

meliorating1647

bonification1652

uplift1873

work1914

pickupa1916

upgrading1920

tone-up1943

stepping1958

upgradation1979

upgrade1980

1594 J. Sylvester tr. O. de la Noue Profit Imprisonm. sig. B2 A prudent Sire Who little careth what may crosse his childs desire But what may most auaile vnto his betterment.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xiv. 125 Soile..which receiuing a betterment from the sunne and temperate heat, assureth vs of the concurse of the ayre.

1671 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa i. 293 I find not this betterment of my health.

1734 S. Wright Self-Possession i. 16 A soul that is capable..of applying all to the greatning and betterment of its own state and condition.

1802 T. Gale Electricity ii. 201 His neighbour might be a witness to his wife of the absolute betterment he had received; when he, without any difficulty, threaded the needle.

1865 A. Cary Ballads & Lyrics 304 Each man should live for all men's betterment.

1926 Brit. Weekly 15 Apr. 46/3 Native women of the educated class might be potent influences in the upliftment and betterment of their people.

1958 G. M. Sykes Society of Captives v. 107 One of the most potent sources of aggression among prisoners, the drive for material betterment by means of force and fraud.

1990 WaterSki Apr. 16/4 We'll do all we can for the betterment of our sport.

2012 M. Nielsen Reinventing Discovery vii. 163 Open access is a powerful platform for building new institutions for the betterment of society.

b. spec. Chiefly Law (originally North American). An act of improving property, to an extent which enhances its value; the improvement thus made; an enhancement to the value of property in consequence of such improvement. Frequently in plural. Also: the action of making such improvements. Cf. bettering n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [noun] > improvement of buildings, etc.

policy1472

betteringa1475

betterment1784

rehab1975

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > increase in value > of land or property

betterment1784

unearned increment1871

1784 in Proc. Council of Censors State of Vermont (1786) 15 An act to secure Daniel Marsh in the possession of a certain farm, until he shall have the opportunity to recover his betterments.

1785 in Vermont State Papers (1823) 501 The value of the improvements and betterments made on such lands by such possessor or possessors.

1795 Z. Swift Syst. Laws Connecticut I. iv. xiv. 168 This action will lie for betterment done on lands, at the request of the owner—but will not lie for the use and rent of lands.

1851 W. H. Smith Canada II. 95 He had come into Upper Canada, where he bought a lot of land, which, after he had made some betterments, he exchanged for the location in the woods.

1890 Spectator 28 June 893/2 It was hoped that the principle of ‘betterment’ might become the means for raising considerable sums of money.

1900 E. A. Dix Deacon Bradbury 162 The small amount..melted away under his hands in absolutely required replenishments and betterments.

1920 W. B. Munro Princ. & Methods of Munic. Admin. iii. 94 It is the custom in many American cities to assess at least a part of the cost upon neighboring property in accordance with the benefit or betterment which the latter is presumed to derive from the improvement.

1992 H. C. Westwood Black Troops, White Commanders, & Freedmen during Civil War vii. 120 Any Sherman ‘title’ holders still on the lands could not be ousted until they..had been fairly compensated for any betterments they had made.

2011 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (Nexis) 20 Apr. 10 Voters will be asked to..allow the public works board to pay for the project in part by charging betterments to nearby homeowners whose property will ‘specially benefit from such repairs’.

†c. U.S. regional (chiefly New England). In plural. Land which has been improved; (also) improvements made on land by a person who does not hold formal title to it, considered as a type of informal property. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1814 in C. R. H. Sweet & M. J. L. Sweet Life & Family J. Sweet (2001) ii. 17 He wants to give in his betterments for wild land.

1833 J. E. Alexander Transatlantic Sketches II. iii. 60 The master..balanced himself in a chair against the wall, and asked two thousand dollars for his betterments, including a stock of sheep and oxen.

1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1838) 1st Ser. xiii. 118 Off I slips to a sandpit on Polly Coffin's betterments, where they got sand for the Boston iron foundaries [sic].

1845 J. F. Cooper Chainbearer I. vii. 98 In this mood I proceeded,..leaving Miss Tinkum, the clearing with its betterments, and the wagon, far behind me.

1861 J. D. Lang Queensland 170 [The squatter in the United States] clears, fences, and cultivates a few acres of land, and erects upon it a log house; the whole of which, designated in the language of the country his betterments,..he probably sells to the first emigrant who heaves in sight.

†2. The fact of being better; difference for the better. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [noun] > difference for the better

betterment1673

1673 J. Bunyan Barren Fig-tree 83 There is betwixt them and the trees of the Forrest, no betterment at all, unless the betterment lieth in the trees of the Wood.

1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 35 It will appear there is no betterment 'twixt him [sc. Pliable] and my self.

Compounds

attributive in sense 1b, esp. with reference to the assessment of the effect on the value of property of improvements other than those made by its owner, and to financial arrangements consequent upon such assessment, as betterment assessment, betterment charge, betterment levy, betterment tax, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > types of tax > [noun] > property tax > specific

indiction1586

top-annual1597

zakat1802

premium1859

betterment tax1869

1808 Jrnl. Proc. Senate New-Hampsh. 21 A vote, that Mr. Green be one of the committee on the act called the Betterment Act.

1829 S. Greenleaf Rep. Supreme Court Maine 5 153 The equitable claims of a tenant in possession under the betterment act, are not affected by a judgment in a petition for partition.

1869 Amer. Law Rev. 3 Index 27 Betterment Tax on Horse Railroads.

1871 57th Ann. Rep. Auditor of Accts. Boston 1868–9 289 Boston's per capita of $40, including her ‘betterment’ assessment, becomes $17.80 on each $1,000.

1875 6th Ann. Rep. Board of Railroad Commissioners (Mass.) 47 A local distribution of a portion of the cost of the proposed change, in the nature of a betterment charge.

1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Dec. 7/1 Some councillors, who were opposed to the Strand Improvement Bill, would support the ‘betterment’ clause in order to ensure the failure of the whole scheme.

1912 F. A. Cleveland & F. W. Powell Railroad Finance viii. 146 The Great Northern..has appropriated large amounts from net income to a betterment fund.

1968 M. Neutze Suburban Apartment Boom vii. 136 Some candidates..suggested a betterment tax, to be levied on the increase in value of land when, by rezoning, a change in use was permitted.

1999 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 19 Feb. 23 Previous attempts to introduce tax on development—the betterment levy and development land tax—had led to a shortage of development land.

2009 J. Gregory in R. Freestone Cities, Citizens & Environmental Reform vi. 182 A betterment system..under which landowners who benefited financially from tramway extensions pay half the increase in their land value to the government.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	betterment
释义	bettermentn. Brit. /ˈbɛtəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈbɛdərmənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: better v.¹, -ment suffix. Etymology: < better v.¹ + -ment suffix. Compare earlier bettering n. 1. a. The action of making something better; the process of becoming better; the condition or fact of being better; improvement, amelioration; reformation; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] betteringeOE amendmentc1230 bote of beam1330 meliorationa1400 upraisingc1400 reformation?a1425 amelioration?a1450 enrichinga1513 amendsa1547 gooding1567 betterment1594 meliorization1599 endearment1612 raisure1613 betterance1614 ascenta1616 ascension1617 enrichmenta1626 improvement1625 booty beam1642 meliorating1647 bonification1652 uplift1873 work1914 pickupa1916 upgrading1920 tone-up1943 stepping1958 upgradation1979 upgrade1980 1594 J. Sylvester tr. O. de la Noue Profit Imprisonm. sig. B2 A prudent Sire Who little careth what may crosse his childs desire But what may most auaile vnto his betterment. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xiv. 125 Soile..which receiuing a betterment from the sunne and temperate heat, assureth vs of the concurse of the ayre. 1671 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa i. 293 I find not this betterment of my health. 1734 S. Wright Self-Possession i. 16 A soul that is capable..of applying all to the greatning and betterment of its own state and condition. 1802 T. Gale Electricity ii. 201 His neighbour might be a witness to his wife of the absolute betterment he had received; when he, without any difficulty, threaded the needle. 1865 A. Cary Ballads & Lyrics 304 Each man should live for all men's betterment. 1926 Brit. Weekly 15 Apr. 46/3 Native women of the educated class might be potent influences in the upliftment and betterment of their people. 1958 G. M. Sykes Society of Captives v. 107 One of the most potent sources of aggression among prisoners, the drive for material betterment by means of force and fraud. 1990 WaterSki Apr. 16/4 We'll do all we can for the betterment of our sport. 2012 M. Nielsen Reinventing Discovery vii. 163 Open access is a powerful platform for building new institutions for the betterment of society. b. spec. Chiefly Law (originally North American). An act of improving property, to an extent which enhances its value; the improvement thus made; an enhancement to the value of property in consequence of such improvement. Frequently in plural. Also: the action of making such improvements. Cf. bettering n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [noun] > improvement of buildings, etc. policy1472 betteringa1475 betterment1784 rehab1975 society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > increase in value > of land or property betterment1784 unearned increment1871 1784 in Proc. Council of Censors State of Vermont (1786) 15 An act to secure Daniel Marsh in the possession of a certain farm, until he shall have the opportunity to recover his betterments. 1785 in Vermont State Papers (1823) 501 The value of the improvements and betterments made on such lands by such possessor or possessors. 1795 Z. Swift Syst. Laws Connecticut I. iv. xiv. 168 This action will lie for betterment done on lands, at the request of the owner—but will not lie for the use and rent of lands. 1851 W. H. Smith Canada II. 95 He had come into Upper Canada, where he bought a lot of land, which, after he had made some betterments, he exchanged for the location in the woods. 1890 Spectator 28 June 893/2 It was hoped that the principle of ‘betterment’ might become the means for raising considerable sums of money. 1900 E. A. Dix Deacon Bradbury 162 The small amount..melted away under his hands in absolutely required replenishments and betterments. 1920 W. B. Munro Princ. & Methods of Munic. Admin. iii. 94 It is the custom in many American cities to assess at least a part of the cost upon neighboring property in accordance with the benefit or betterment which the latter is presumed to derive from the improvement. 1992 H. C. Westwood Black Troops, White Commanders, & Freedmen during Civil War vii. 120 Any Sherman ‘title’ holders still on the lands could not be ousted until they..had been fairly compensated for any betterments they had made. 2011 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (Nexis) 20 Apr. 10 Voters will be asked to..allow the public works board to pay for the project in part by charging betterments to nearby homeowners whose property will ‘specially benefit from such repairs’. †c. U.S. regional (chiefly New England). In plural. Land which has been improved; (also) improvements made on land by a person who does not hold formal title to it, considered as a type of informal property. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1814 in C. R. H. Sweet & M. J. L. Sweet Life & Family J. Sweet (2001) ii. 17 He wants to give in his betterments for wild land. 1833 J. E. Alexander Transatlantic Sketches II. iii. 60 The master..balanced himself in a chair against the wall, and asked two thousand dollars for his betterments, including a stock of sheep and oxen. 1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1838) 1st Ser. xiii. 118 Off I slips to a sandpit on Polly Coffin's betterments, where they got sand for the Boston iron foundaries [sic]. 1845 J. F. Cooper Chainbearer I. vii. 98 In this mood I proceeded,..leaving Miss Tinkum, the clearing with its betterments, and the wagon, far behind me. 1861 J. D. Lang Queensland 170 [The squatter in the United States] clears, fences, and cultivates a few acres of land, and erects upon it a log house; the whole of which, designated in the language of the country his betterments,..he probably sells to the first emigrant who heaves in sight. †2. The fact of being better; difference for the better. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [noun] > difference for the better betterment1673 1673 J. Bunyan Barren Fig-tree 83 There is betwixt them and the trees of the Forrest, no betterment at all, unless the betterment lieth in the trees of the Wood. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 35 It will appear there is no betterment 'twixt him [sc. Pliable] and my self. View more context for this quotation Compounds attributive in sense 1b, esp. with reference to the assessment of the effect on the value of property of improvements other than those made by its owner, and to financial arrangements consequent upon such assessment, as betterment assessment, betterment charge, betterment levy, betterment tax, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > types of tax > [noun] > property tax > specific indiction1586 top-annual1597 zakat1802 premium1859 betterment tax1869 1808 Jrnl. Proc. Senate New-Hampsh. 21 A vote, that Mr. Green be one of the committee on the act called the Betterment Act. 1829 S. Greenleaf Rep. Supreme Court Maine 5 153 The equitable claims of a tenant in possession under the betterment act, are not affected by a judgment in a petition for partition. 1869 Amer. Law Rev. 3 Index 27 Betterment Tax on Horse Railroads. 1871 57th Ann. Rep. Auditor of Accts. Boston 1868–9 289 Boston's per capita of $40, including her ‘betterment’ assessment, becomes $17.80 on each $1,000. 1875 6th Ann. Rep. Board of Railroad Commissioners (Mass.) 47 A local distribution of a portion of the cost of the proposed change, in the nature of a betterment charge. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Dec. 7/1 Some councillors, who were opposed to the Strand Improvement Bill, would support the ‘betterment’ clause in order to ensure the failure of the whole scheme. 1912 F. A. Cleveland & F. W. Powell Railroad Finance viii. 146 The Great Northern..has appropriated large amounts from net income to a betterment fund. 1968 M. Neutze Suburban Apartment Boom vii. 136 Some candidates..suggested a betterment tax, to be levied on the increase in value of land when, by rezoning, a change in use was permitted. 1999 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 19 Feb. 23 Previous attempts to introduce tax on development—the betterment levy and development land tax—had led to a shortage of development land. 2009 J. Gregory in R. Freestone Cities, Citizens & Environmental Reform vi. 182 A betterment system..under which landowners who benefited financially from tramway extensions pay half the increase in their land value to the government. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1594
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