home improvement

American  

[hohm-im-proov-muhnt] / ˈhoʊm ɪmˈpruv mənt /

noun

plural

home improvements

1. the practice or an instance of making renovations to one's house to make it larger, more pleasant, or more valuable.

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adjective

1. Also, home-improvement. relating to or used for the renovation of houses to make them larger, more pleasant, or more valuable.

Other Word Forms

• home-improvement
  adjective

Example Sentences

The key is that the Harvard University Joint Center For Housing Studies, and other nonprofit data sources, say total U.S. home improvement and repair spending hit $521 billion in the past year.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

It’s your friend’s dad who’s always around to help fix whatever home improvement, automobile, or general adulting problem you have.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Retailer Topps Tiles has announced it will close 23 stores in the face of a tougher home improvement market and rising costs.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“They sell flash cards that are like the Farrow & Ball paint chips you get for home improvement projects,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“I’m afraid that will have to wait. Your dad went to the home improvement store to pick up some more flooring for the spare room.”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon