1
: the act or process of renewing : repetition
2
: the quality or state of being renewed
3
: something (such as a subscription to a magazine) renewed
4
: something used for renewing
specifically
: an expenditure that betters existing fixed assets
5
: the rebuilding of a large area (as of a city) by a public authority
Synonyms
Examples of renewal in a Sentence
The lease calls for yearly renewals.
License renewals can be done online.
You can get a 10 percent savings on subscription renewals.
High fuel prices have led to a renewal of interest in electric cars.
She uses flowers in her art as symbols of rebirth and renewal.
Recent Examples on the Web
Renovations at the 65,000 square-foot building are expected to cost $18 million and rent would be $1.9 million annually over the course of a 35-year lease, with two five-year renewal options.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The ninth month in Islamic tradition, Ramadan is a time of religious renewal.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Under the new rule finalized last week, the Biden administration will cut the duration of short-term health insurance plans to three months with a one-month renewal option.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
This shift capitalizes on what Augé noted in 2020: the fact that airports are often viewed by travelers as in-between spaces of constant renewal.
—Kaleigh Moore, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Its streets crackled with the energy of renewal, and in its cafes and clubs, an electric revival of Black literature, scholarship, poetry, music and politics was playing out in real time and kept reverberating well into the 1930s.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s 40 years with two five-year renewal options for the Royals, and 25 years with three five-year renewal options for the Chiefs.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Of 14 potential renewals, 11 are renewed as of this date with 3 more .
—Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
News of You's renewal came shortly after part 2 of its fourth season aired with one incredible fakeout.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The ninth month in Islamic tradition, Ramadan is a time of religious renewal.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Under the new rule finalized last week, the Biden administration will cut the duration of short-term health insurance plans to three months with a one-month renewal option.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
This shift capitalizes on what Augé noted in 2020: the fact that airports are often viewed by travelers as in-between spaces of constant renewal.
—Kaleigh Moore, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Its streets crackled with the energy of renewal, and in its cafes and clubs, an electric revival of Black literature, scholarship, poetry, music and politics was playing out in real time and kept reverberating well into the 1930s.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s 40 years with two five-year renewal options for the Royals, and 25 years with three five-year renewal options for the Chiefs.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
Of 14 potential renewals, 11 are renewed as of this date with 3 more .
—Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
News of You's renewal came shortly after part 2 of its fourth season aired with one incredible fakeout.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Renewal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renewal. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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renewal
noun
re·new·al
ri-ˈn(y)ü-əl 
1
: the act of renewing : the state of being renewed
2
: something renewed
3
: the rebuilding of a large area by a public authority
urban renewal
Legal Definition
renewal
noun
re·new·al
ri-ˈnü-əl, -ˈnyü-
1
: the act or process of renewing
a renewal of the copyright
2
: the quality or state of being renewed
3
: something renewed
4
: something used for renewing
specifically
: an expenditure that betters existing fixed assets
5
: the rebuilding of a large area (as of a city) by a public authority
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