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

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Example Sentences

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home improvement

Trump, like many other soon-to-be retirees, ultimately may be more interested in a little home improvement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

Tariffs and inflation in general are often cited as a headwind for home improvement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Regular AC maintenance can run you between $65 and $200, depending on location and service requirements, according to the home improvement site This Old House.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Sometimes I’d find him in home improvement, sometimes in philosophy, sometimes in fiction, his arms straining under the weight of all the books he was considering buying.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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