Definition of "fixer-upper" []

• A house or other dwelling that is badly in need of repair, usually for sale at a low price. (noun)

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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."
• "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."
• "Although the price of the home doesn't reflect a fixer-upper, the original listing also says it is "waiting to be polished.""