home-improvement
adjective
: being or related to a project to make one's house better, bigger, more modern, etc.
long past time for some home-improvements
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Lowe's, one of the largest home-improvement retailers in the United States, will temporarily shut down operations at all of its U.S. stores later this month.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Retailer Lowe’s Cos. cautioned that home-improvement spending will remain muted in coming months.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
But Jim Cramer said that this is not the time to abandon home-improvement stocks, consistently touting Home Depot as one of his favorites .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
The show features hands-on demonstrations, hundreds of home-improvement products and services exhibitors, plant sales and face-to-face consultations with experts and shopping.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Retailer Lowe’s Cos. cautioned that home-improvement spending will remain muted in coming months.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
But Jim Cramer said that this is not the time to abandon home-improvement stocks, consistently touting Home Depot as one of his favorites .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
The show features hands-on demonstrations, hundreds of home-improvement products and services exhibitors, plant sales and face-to-face consultations with experts and shopping.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Home-improvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home-improvement. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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