second home

American  

noun

1. an additional residence, as at the shore or in the country, where one goes on weekends, vacations, and the like.

2. another residence, as of a close relative or friend, where one spends a great deal of time or feels welcome and at home.

   Aunt Sue's house was my second home.

3. any place where one spends a great deal of time.

   My office is my second home.

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Example Sentences

From there, we leapfrogged to Venice, then Marina del Rey and finally to Mar Vista, where we bought our second home and planted ourselves like people who understood picket fences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The pub and deli owner claimed there had been a "war against tourism" and work for tradespeople was "slowly starting to dry up" as second home owners "haven't got the money to spend".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Consequently, I am contemplating putting the second home on the market in order to provide ourselves with the needed emergency-cash buffer.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

This tax break is useful to owners whose profit exceeds the $250,000/$500,000 exemption, or who aren’t eligible for it—perhaps because they are selling a second home or an investment property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

His second home was the wooden shack where he and his father lived with his father’s mother, until his father found a new wife and left.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario