The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
Increase; growth; progress; advance.
Something which is improved
Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
The state of being improved; betterment; advance
The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
development
The preparations to cook, having the ingredients ready, such as cuts of meat, relishes, sauces, par-cooked items, spices, freshly chopped vegetables, and other components that are required for the menu and recipes ingredients measured out, washed, chopped and placed in individual bowls; and equipment such as spatulas and blenders prepared, and oven preheated.
The preparation and layouts that are set up and used by line cooks at their stations in a commercial or restaurant kitchen.