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.
An advancement in rank or position.
An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.
Transformation of a pawn into a piece (by reaching the opponent's back rank).
Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.
Forward motion. (Contrast remotion.)