REFURBISHMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does refurbishment mean? 

• REFURBISHMENT (noun)
  The noun REFURBISHMENT has 1 sense:

1. the state of being restored to its former good condition

  Familiarity information: REFURBISHMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REFURBISHMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being restored to its former good condition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

refurbishment; renovation; restoration

Context example:

the inn was a renovation of a Colonial house

Hypernyms ("refurbishment" is a kind of...):

improvement; melioration (a condition superior to an earlier condition)

Derivation:

refurbish (make brighter and prettier)