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• reno
  reno

  noun

  a renovation, as of a building or room.
• Reno
  Reno

  noun

  Janet, 1938–2016, U.S. lawyer: first woman U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001.

reno

¹ American  

[ren-oh] / ˈrɛn oʊ /

noun

• renos
  plural

1. Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.

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Reno ² American  

[ree-noh] / ˈri noʊ /

noun

1. Janet, 1938–2016, U.S. lawyer: first woman U.S. attorney general, 1993–2001.

2. a city in W Nevada.

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Reno British  

/ ˈriːnəʊ /

noun

1. a city in W Nevada, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada: noted as a divorce, wedding, and gambling centre by reason of its liberal laws. Pop: 193 882 (2003 est)

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Reno Cultural  

1. City in western Nevada.

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Known for its gambling casinos and, in the first half of the twentieth century, for easily obtained divorces.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• renos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of reno

By shortening

Example Sentences

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A midcentury-style home near Lake Tahoe lost its charm to a bad reno.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

There is no recent data on how Seattle’s reno market has fared since; however, forces are working against it.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

"Pleased, but not fully satisfied, I dove headfirst into Pinterest for Ikea-kitchen reno hacks but quickly found myself in over my head," Hysmith said.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2023

Home improvements - carrying out a "reno" is something of a national pastime - are becoming prohibitively expensive because of the spiralling cost of raw materials.

From BBC ● May 15, 2022

“He liked the work I did on those other two units so much, he wants me to reno the entire fifth floor.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Tonopah, built by the mining industry around 1900 and depleted as the gold, silver, lead and mercury waned, is a remote way station about halfway between Reno and Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Her freelance work, covering all things Northern Nevada, can be found in local digital news outlets, including This Is Reno and Our Town Reno.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

“You see the same issue playing out at Laughlin along the Arizona border and Reno and Tahoe in Northern California.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

In that last 1994 thriller, Jean Reno was saving Natalie Portman from Gary Oldman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Once they arrived in Reno, their first plan of attack was to...stop at a restaurant to get a bite to eat.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi