refurbishment

re·fur·bish

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-fur-bish]
- /riˈfɜr bɪʃ/
- /rɪˈfɜːbɪʃmənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-fur-bish]
- /riˈfɜr bɪʃ/

Definitions of refurbishment word

verb with object refurbishment to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby. 1
noun refurbishment renovation, restoration 1
uncountable noun refurbishment The refurbishment of something is the act or process of cleaning it, decorating it, and providing it with new equipment or facilities. 0

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Origin of refurbishment

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; re- + furbish

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Parts of speech for Refurbishment

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Refurbishment

refurbishment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for refurbishment

noun refurbishment

facelift — Also, face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
instauration — renewal; restoration; renovation; repair.
modernization — to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to: to modernize one's ideas; to modernize a kitchen.
facelifting — Present participle of facelift.
gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.

All 5 Synonyms of refurbishment

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