home improvement

American  

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

noun

• home improvements
  plural

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

Derived Forms

• home-improvement
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• home improvements
  plural

Example Sentences

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home improvement

Meanwhile, pet care and home improvement, which each make up around 20% of its end market, are constrained by shrinking pet ownership and low housing turnover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Regular AC maintenance can run you between $65 and $200, depending on location and service requirements, according to the home improvement site This Old House.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

He has described himself online as "now retired after spending 35 years in the home improvement industry and property investments".

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

The home-improvement retailer reported higher first-quarter sales boosted by growth in its online channel, even as a stagnant housing market continues to weigh on home improvement activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

It’s kind of a dusty mess right now, but so are a lot of the “before” rooms on the home improvement shows Mom watches.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks