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

From quick reels on how to fix cracks in walls, to complicated YouTube tutorials on building alcove seating from scratch, the internet is chock-a-block with seemingly endless home improvement demos.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

However, Home Depot Chief Financial Officer Richard McPhail said “consumer uncertainty and housing affordability continue to pressure demand for larger home improvement projects.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

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

At our old house, Mom used to love watching HGTV, the channel with all the home improvement shows.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks