furnishing

American  

[fur-ni-shing] / ˈfɜr nɪ ʃɪŋ /

noun

1. furnishings,

   1. furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room.

   2. articles or accessories of dress.

      men's furnishings.

2. that with which anything is furnished.

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Etymology

Origin of furnishing

First recorded in 1490–1500; furnish + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

High-end furnishing retailer RH, for example, has a small hotel in New York where guests can try out the company’s products in rooms starting at $2,200 a night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Or you could buy yourself a $10m house every day for 250 years, and still have change for furnishing and decorating.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Many young renters are now treating rental properties like starter homes, spending thousands of dollars on decorating and furnishing those homes.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

A popular lender backed by venture capital firms is struggling financially, sending shock waves through the small clothing and home furnishing companies that count on its financing.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

In human societies possessing domestic animals, livestock fed more people in four distinct ways: by furnishing meat, milk, and fertilizer and by pulling plows.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond