amendment

amendment is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌˈmɛnd.mənt/
• Hyphenation: a‧mend‧ment

Noun

Singular amendment

Plural amendments

1. (countable & uncountable) An amendment is a change to a piece of writing or a statement that corrects or clarifies it; also the process of making this change.

   This law can only be changed by constitutional amendment.

   We are considering an amendment to the Water Bill which required compliance with EC rules by 1993.

   He agreed to accept amendments to reduce the standard rate of income tax in his Finance Bill.