redevelopment
The process of developing something anewThe process of developing something anew.
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» How's the village redevelopment coming along?
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of developing something anew.
the redevelopment of the hero's character in a comic book
(countable, uncountable)The demolition of old, redundant or unfashionable buildings or infrastructure and the construction of new ones on the same site.
- the act of improving by renewing and restoring
Examples
3 sentencesHow's the village redevelopment coming along?
Redevelopment in front of the station has continued, and new shops have opened up.
Due to the redevelopment of the town center, most of the surrounding area looks like a building site.
Forms
plural: redevelopments| Singular | redevelopment |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the act of improving by renewing and restoring:renovationoverhaul
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.