fix-up

[ fiks-uhp ]
/ ˈfɪksˌʌp /

noun

repair; improvement: fix-ups that will make the house more salable.

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Origin of fix-up

1825–35, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase fix up

Words nearby fix-up

fives, fix, fix someone's wagon, fix up, fix-it, fix-up, fixate, fixation, fixation nystagmus, fixation point, fixative
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Example sentences from the Web for fix-up

  • "Speckerlation" and "callerlation" and "fix-up" are specimens of words that were prolific in expression.

    In the Wilderness|Charles Dudley Warner