home improvement
noun
the practice or an instance of making renovations to one's house to make it larger, more pleasant, or more valuable.
home improvements
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pluralof home improvement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Justice Hilliard was told Bush spent more than £42,000 on holidays, £21,000 on his motorcycle racing hobby and in excess of £17,000 on home improvements.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The adviser talked through their spending, attitude to risk and future costs, including holidays, a new car and home improvements.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Baby boomers are primarily spending on fun, including vacations, restaurants, gambling, and home improvements, although that will likely shift increasingly toward healthcare in the years to come.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
That might involve paying her closing costs on a new home, or hiring and paying contractors for home improvements on her current property.
From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026
Some of the abbots took great interest in home improvements, planting woods, conducting streams, enlarging ponds—building, now a mill, now a dove-cot, according to the wants of the abbey or their own fancies.
From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
