refurbishment

/ˌriːˈfɜːrbɪʃmənt/ /ˌriːˈfɜrbɪʃmʌnt/

Meanings

noun

The act of refurbishing; renovation.

Examples :

"The school underwent a complete refurbishment of its library, replacing old bookshelves and adding new computers. "

Related Words

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

renovation noun

/ˌrɛnəˈveɪʃən/ /ˌrɪnəˈveɪʃən/

An act, or the process, of renovating.

"The kitchen renovation took several weeks. "

computers noun

/kəmˈpjuːtəs/ /kəmˈpjutɚs/

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

"Before electronic calculators, large organizations employed many computers who calculated numbers for tables and charts by hand. "

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

replacing verb

/rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/ /riˈpleɪsɪŋ/

To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back

"After reading the book, she was carefully replacing it on the bookshelf. "

bookshelves noun

/ˈbʊkʃɛlvz/ /ˈbʊkʃɛlz/

A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.

"The bookshelves in the library were filled with many different kinds of books. "

complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

A completed survey.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

act noun

/æk/

Something done, a deed.

"an act of goodwill"

adding verb

/ˈæ.dɪŋ/

To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.

"She was adding sugar to her coffee to make it sweeter. "

library noun

/ˈlaɪbɹi/ /ˈlaɪbɹəɹi/

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

"The local library has a wide selection of books for children and adults. "

underwent verb

/ˌʌndərˈwɛnt/ /ˌʌndɚˈwɛnt/

To go or move under or beneath.

"The small dog underwent the tunnel to get to the other side of the park. "

refurbishing verb

/ˌriːˈfɜːrbɪʃɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈfɜːrbɪʃɪŋɡ/

To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

"The school is refurbishing the library this summer, replacing the old carpets and painting the walls. "