home improvement
noun [C or U]Definition
› PROPERTY the activity of improving houses or apartments by doing work on them, or the changes that you make: There are many websites, magazines and TV shows devoted to style and home improvement. home improvement products a home-improvement loan You could get a personal loan for home improvements.
(Definition of home improvement noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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