second home

American  

noun

1. an additional residence, as at the shore or in the country, where one goes on weekends, vacations, and the like.

2. another residence, as of a close relative or friend, where one spends a great deal of time or feels welcome and at home.

   Aunt Sue's house was my second home.

3. any place where one spends a great deal of time.

   My office is my second home.

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Example Sentences

"Everything that was coming up for sale at that point was being sold as a second home," Julia explained.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

From there, we leapfrogged to Venice, then Marina del Rey and finally to Mar Vista, where we bought our second home and planted ourselves like people who understood picket fences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Consequently, I am contemplating putting the second home on the market in order to provide ourselves with the needed emergency-cash buffer.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

This tax break is useful to owners whose profit exceeds the $250,000/$500,000 exemption, or who aren’t eligible for it—perhaps because they are selling a second home or an investment property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Even before they knew me, they did their very best to help me feel like Saint Grace’s Hospital was my second home from the moment I got there.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott