enhancement

[en-hans-muhnt, -hahns-]

noun

1. the state or quality of being elevated, heightened, or increased, as in quality, degree, intensity, or value.

   The latest update brings many performance enhancements, finishing touches, and bug fixes.

   Combining solar power systems with energy storage promises significant cost savings and value enhancements for both technologies.

Other Word Forms

• self-enhancement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enhancement¹

enhance ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )

Example Sentences

“These types of technologies are going to be an incredible enhancement,” Jim Webb, Boeing’s chief commercial pilot, said in September at a pilot union conference in Chicago.

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Jefferies expects to see higher losses across other lines of business due to the cost of AI model training and investments in feature enhancements for platforms like Amap, Alibaba’s digital navigation app.

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Prosecutors will also seek a sentencing enhancement because Jackson allegedly caused Stuart Smith to suffer great bodily injury.

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A planning report previously compiled in support of the application described the current children's unit as in "serious need of a major enhancement and modernisation".

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The convictions, combined with charging enhancements added for the crime of “lying in wait” and committing multiple killings, will ensure life terms when when they are sentenced in December.

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Related Words

• improvement