Improvement vs. Restoration — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Improvement and Restoration
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Improvement
Improvement is the process of a thing moving from one state to a state considered to be better, usually through some action intended to bring about that better state. The concept of improvement is important to governments and businesses, as well as to individuals.
Restoration
An act of restoring
Damage too great for restoration.
Improvement
The act or process of improving.
Restoration
An instance of restoring or of being restored
Restoration of the sculpture was expensive.
Improvement
The state of being improved.
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Restoration
The state of being restored.
Improvement
A change or addition that improves.
Restoration
Something, such as a renovated building, that has been restored.
Improvement
The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
Restoration
The return of a constitutional monarchy to Great Britain in 1660 under Charles II.
Improvement
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.
Restoration
The period between the crowning of Charles II and the Revolution of 1688.
Improvement
The state of being improved; betterment; advance
Restoration
The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
Foreskin restoration
The restoration of this painting will take years.
The restoration of this medieval church involved undoing all the Victorian modifications.
Improvement
Something which is improved
The new edition is an improvement on the old.
Restoration
The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
The restoration of the House of Stuart took place a few years after the death of Cromwell.
The restoration of the Kingdom of Spain took place immediately after the death of Franco.
Improvement
Increase; growth; progress; advance.
Restoration
(theology) The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.
Improvement
(in plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
Restoration
The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reëstablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war.
Behold the different climes agree,Rejoicing in thy restoration.
Improvement
(Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
Restoration
The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness.
Improvement
The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc.
I look upon your city as the best place of improvement.
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all our faculties.
Restoration
That which is restored or renewed.
Improvement
The act of making profitable use or applicaton of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
Restoration
The reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
Improvement
The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old.
The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others, are improvements on the Greek poet.
Restoration
The act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state
Improvement
Increase; growth; progress; advance.
There is a design of publishing the history of architecture, with its several improvements and decays.
Those vices which more particularly receive improvement by prosperity.
Restoration
Getting something back again;
Upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
Improvement
Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on land or premises; as, to convey the land together with all improvements.
Restoration
The state of being restored to its former good condition;
The inn was a renovation of a Colonial house
Improvement
A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
Restoration
Some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed;
The restoration looked exactly like the original
Improvement
The act of improving something;
Their improvements increased the value of the property
Restoration
A model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.
Improvement
A change for the better; progress in development
Restoration
The re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
Improvement
A condition superior to an earlier condition;
The new school represents a great improvement
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