modification :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model"

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

n. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

modification, qualifying, limiting

n. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

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rectification

n. determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve

mending

n. garments that must be repaired

restoration

n. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

revision, alteration

n. the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"

amendment

n. a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

variation

n. the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"

reform

n. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

liquidation, settlement

n. termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities

justification

n. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

mandate

n. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

footing, basis, ground

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

excuse

n. a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"

warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant

n. a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"

guarantee

n. an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"

turn, turn of events, twist

n. an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"

deviation, divergence, departure, difference

n. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"

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