Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A house or other dwelling that is badly in need of repair, usually for sale at a low price.
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- noun US A
house ,property ,car , or other object that needs to befixed up orrepaired , often purchased as aninvestment . - noun A person who
tinkers or fixes things up.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
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Examples
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Standing in the garage of my post-divorce fixer-upper which has just been deemed too laden with mold to live in the irony is thick.
Pamela Alma Weymouth: Goodbye Married Life! Pamela Alma Weymouth 2011
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Standing in the garage of my post-divorce fixer-upper which has just been deemed too laden with mold to live in the irony is thick.
Pamela Alma Weymouth: Goodbye Married Life! Pamela Alma Weymouth 2011
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But I know a fixer-upper when I see one, and the U.S. is today a fixer upper.
The U.S. Is A Fixer Upper That Needs Repair Diane Hendricks 2010
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Delvillar cited one fixer-upper apartment complex on the market for $2.5 million, down from its last purchase price of $7.5 million.
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On one of her visits to San Sebastian del Oeste, a little mining village east of Puerto Vallarta and up in the mountains, she fell in love with a charming old hacienda, bought it ( "a major fixer-upper"), and she has been busy ever since, "Bringing it up to the quality level of a first-class bed and breakfast."
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Although the price of the home doesn't reflect a fixer-upper, the original listing also says it is "waiting to be polished."
Clarence J. Smale Los Feliz Home: Original Hollywood Glamour The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Thomas Leeser , the architect tasked with a $40 million renovation of the Strand structure funded by the city, state and private donations as part of the city's plan to create a new cultural district in the area, is also disdainful of the idea that the Strand is anything more than a fixer-upper dressed up a historic structure.
Designing Brooklyn's Future Robbie Whelan 2012
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She is contractually prohibited from disclosing the sale price, but it was enough to help pay for a Cape Cod fixer-upper.
The fine art of building franchises Thomas Heath 2011
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Although the price of the home doesn't reflect a fixer-upper, the original listing also says it is "waiting to be polished."
Clarence J. Smale Los Feliz Home: Original Hollywood Glamour Huffington Post 2010
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The website for venerable fixer-upper mag This Old House has compiled 10 somewhat clever uses for packing foam peanuts, some of which home and garden perfectionists might find useful (elevating plants inside a vase, anyone?).
Use Foam Packing Peanuts To Hold A Nail, Secure A Screw | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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