vacation home

noun

: a house that someone lives in during vacations
His parents have a beautiful vacation home by the lake.

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For Los Angeles entrepreneur and working mother Noel Hyun Minor, purchasing a luxury vacation home in high-cost destinations like La Jolla initially felt financially unrealistic. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 May 2026 This is the full list of the top 10 best luxury vacation home markets to help build generational wealth in, according to Maui Elite Property. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026 His health never improved enough to allow it, though Cox and his wife had recently traveled to their vacation home at Amelia Island. David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Farmer kept those same trappings of a quintessential New England summer percolating in the back of her mind while house hunting with a longtime client and friend, a Harvard professor who was looking for a vacation home on the island. Allison Duncan, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for vacation home

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“Vacation home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacation%20home. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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