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reno

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɹinoʊ// reno Informal

n. a short way of saying 'renovation'. You use it when you are talking about fixing or improving a building, like a house or an office.

n. a colloquial shortening of 'renovation', referring to the process of improving or repairing a building. Common in real estate and home improvement contexts.


SIMPLE

The kitchen reno took much longer than we expected.

CONTEXTUAL

They bought a cheap fixer-upper and spent their weekends working on a full bathroom reno.

COMPLEX

While the structural integrity of the house was sound, the interior required a complete reno to modernize the layout and replace the outdated electrical systems.

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