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

See Examples For:

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

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

Home Depot and its competitor Lowe’s have reported sluggish quarterly sales of late amid a weak housing market and consumer caution around investing in big home improvement projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

He has more than a decade's worth of experience covering tools, tech, culinary gear and home improvement products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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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