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fix up

[fiks-uhp] / ˈfɪksˌʌp /


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Should I try to get a loan to fix up the inherited house and move there so I won’t have to pay rent?

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

Architect Capital is a San Francisco-based asset manager that looks to fix up businesses, especially where it sees opportunities to build a better financial infrastructure, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Residents say they’ve repeatedly asked the management company — Regency Management Inc. — to fix up the apartments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

The Department for Transport said it was supporting local authorities to fix "up to one million more potholes a year", but did not say how much money would be allocated.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2024

She’ll go just long enough to save money to fix up her mother’s house and add on a room for her own beauty parlor.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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