renovate
The expensive renovation is being financed through private investment.
500 stores will undergo a major renovation.
Some departments will be relocated during our renovation project.

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renovation | Business English

renovation
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌrenəˈveɪʃən/us
PROPERTY
the process of repairing and improving a building so that it is in good condition again, or the improvements that are carried out:
We have a commitment that the city will only carry out new construction and renovation that meets green building principles.
They were willing to buy a property that was in need of renovation.
We had to move out of the offices while the renovations were being done.

Examples of renovation

renovation
The full utilization of existing private production facilities, with some renovation, was assumed to be sufficient at this stage.
Seniors also lived in accommodation that they often claimed to be too small, old and in need of maintenance and renovation.
The full realization of this plan, which consisted of both renovation and new construction, 'was of course disastrously interrupted by the war'.
The plaza was scheduled for renovation for the millennium celebrations in 2000, which were expected to bring vast numbers of tourists to the city.
The blue square tiles and the orange pillars contrasted with the earth tones and wood of the latest renovation down the corridor.
Improved cane-supply conditions in turn depend upon the renovation of plantations with new sowings and the restoration of an appropriate agestructure of ratoons.
These conditions of extreme temperature encouraged an intensive use of the cooling system, which, in association with the renovation, may have facilitated its contamination.
Many were situated in city centres, with limited opportunities for expansion or renovation.
Although the place had received some renovations to get its public licence, it was still more or less derelict.
The programme for renovations was complex and tedious.
In 1963 just before the renovation started, 63.0% of all accommodations were cottages.
Observed improvements in the valley include the renovation of homes and purchases of clothing and furniture.
However, this model of interdisciplinary formulary development, renovation, and education can be applied to common uncomplicated symptoms from different specialties.
Repairs and renovations indicate that the use-life of the house could, within limits, be manipulated.
The understanding of structures and how they constitute images is crucial as these are the most stable parts in any renovation scheme.
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