"curb appeal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-curb appeal.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} curb appeal (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) The visual attractiveness which a house, commercial establishment, or other real estate property has when initially seen by a prospective buyer or other person standing in front of the property "at the curb". Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: curb-appeal Synonyms (attractiveness of real estate): street appeal
    Sense id: en-curb_appeal-en-noun-zymVtnQv Disambiguation of Automotive: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'attractiveness of real estate': 87 13
  2. (idiomatic) The visual attractiveness of an automobile, as seen from street level. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-curb_appeal-en-noun-Iu4q-RkY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

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