amendment

[uh-mend-muhnt]

noun

1. the act of amending or the state of being amended.

2. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.

3. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion.

   The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.

4. Horticulture.,  a soil-conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improving such soil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance.

amendment

/ əˈmɛndmənt /

noun

1. the act of amending; correction

2. an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc

Other Word Forms

• nonamendment noun
• proamendment adjective
• reamendment noun
• self-amendment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of amendment¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word amendement. See amend, -ment

Example Sentences

Peers have been given an extra 10 days to scrutinise the assisted dying bill, after a record number of amendments prompted concerns it would run out of time to be passed into law.

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Ministers want to see "substantial amendments" to the legislation, meaning it is unlikely to pass before parliament breaks up for next year's election.

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In 1965, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act — the subtitle of which, Keyssar points out, is “an act to enforce the fifteenth amendment.”

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But a Kremlin official rejected the amendments as "completely unconstructive".

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That new document likely incorporates at least some of the amendments proposed by the Europeans and published by Reuters news agency that point to something far more palatable for Kyiv.

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Related Words

• act 
• bill 
• clause 
• measure 
• modification 
• motion 
• revision 
• suggestion