renovation

CEFRB2

/ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of repairing and improving a building or room.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A regeneration.

Examples

  • The social welfare system is in bad need of renovation.

  • We had to look for a place to stay while our house is under renovation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An act, or the process, of renovating.

More examples

In context

  • His room was currently under renovation.

  • Meronyms: (building renovation) demo, demolition, rebuilding

  • Near-synonym: (building renovation) remodeling

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin renovatio, renovationem.