fit-out
n.— «Christopher Buckley…appeared unfazed by this profusion of events in the midst of the process he calls the “fit-out”: the finish, furnishing and equipping of the interiors.» —“Baryshnikov Takes His Building for a Test Run” by Roslyn Sulcas New York Times Sept. 23, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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