Enhancement
[ɪn'hɑːnsm(ə)nt;en-] or [in'hænsmənt]
Definition
(n.) The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime.
Editor: Tracy
Examples
- In the purchase of foreign commodities, this enhancement in the price of corn may give them some little advantage. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Mr. Bounderby was obliged to get up from table, and stand with his back to the fire, looking at her; she was such an enhancement of his position. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Such enhancements of the market price may last as long as the regulations of policy which give occasion to them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Typist: Marvin