Hyphenation of betterment

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word betterment? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

bet-ter-ment

Definitions of betterment:

1.	A change for the better Progress in development
2.	An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility
3.	The act of relieving ills and changing for the better

Synonyms of betterment:

noun	improvement, advance, transformation, transmutation, shift
noun	improvement, melioration
noun	amelioration, melioration, improvement

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.