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home center

American  

noun

  1. a large store that specializes in a wide range of materials and supplies for home improvements or repairs.


Etymology

Origin of home center

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Example Sentences

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The family befriended Benny Medina, now a well-known talent manager, who was living at St. Elmo Village, a Los Angeles community home center, and invited him to live with them in Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022

A spool of cable is what you see at the home center, and here in the USA it normally will contain two insulated wires and an uninsulated bare copper ground wire.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

I converted one at my home center just practicing, but it obviously didn’t have near the excitement of this one.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2021

Its chemical makeup is not too different from the common glue or caulk sold at a paint store or home center.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2021

Another phase of the believer's position is revealed in the fact that he is said to be a citizen of heaven; his home center or citizenship having been moved there from the earth.

From Satan by Chafer, Lewis Sperry

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