(law, Scotland) An extended lease to induce the tenant to make improvements to the premises.

plural of self-improvement

Alternative form of improve on

(historical) A late Victorian and Edwardian-era woman’s undergarment providing padding for the breasts.

plural of bust improver

To point out a moral to be learned from some event that has just occurred. / (obsolete, slang) To celebrate with food or drink.

The act of making changes to one's home in order to make it prettier, larger, more efficient, or generally better

simple past tense and past participle of require improvement

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of require improvement

(stative, UK, meiosis) To be in a state of failing. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see require, improvement.