amendment
nounUK /əˈmend.mənt/
US /əˈmend.mənt/
A change made to make something better or more correct.
The teacher suggested an amendment to our class rules.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A formal change made to a law or official document.
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech.
3. The act or process of making something better.
The amendment of the recipe made the cake taste sweeter.
4. A small change made to a piece of writing to fix a mistake.
She made an amendment to her essay before turning it in.