brownfield

¹ American  

[broun-feeld] / ˈbraʊnˌfild /

noun

1. an industrial or commercial site that is idle or underused because of real or perceived environmental pollution.

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Brownfield ² American  

[broun-feeld] / ˈbraʊnˌfild /

noun

1. a city in NW Texas.

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brownfield British  

/ ˈbraʊnˌfiːld /

noun

1. (modifier) denoting or located in an urban area that has previously been built on

   Hampshire has many brownfield developments

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brownfield Scientific  

/ broun′fēld′ /

1. A piece of industrial or commercial property that is abandoned or underused and often environmentally contaminated, especially one considered as a potential site for redevelopment.

2. Compare greenfield

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Etymology

Origin of brownfield

1975–80; brown + field

Example Sentences

The credit card industry profits from something called "anchoring", says Grace Brownfield, from National Debtline, an independent debt advice charity.

From BBC

"There's some evidence that that encourages people to only make the minimum repayment, even if they could afford to pay more than that," says Brownfield.

From BBC

Bill Brownfield arrived as U.S. ambassador in 2004, just before the ramp-up in pressure pushed Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips to abandon assets they say were worth tens of billions of dollars in total.

From The Wall Street Journal

As for the prospects of enticing producers to ramp up output to where it was a quarter-century ago, Brownfield said, “I just don’t see it, unless the U.S. basically bankrolls them.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The government has also said it will consult on expanding exemptions on brownfield sites of up to 25,000 sq m in size and will introduce measures to make it easier, quicker, and cheaper for medium-sized developments to deliver off-site nature improvements.

From BBC