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  greenfield

  noun

  an undeveloped or agricultural tract of land that is a potential site for industrial or urban development.
• Greenfield
  Greenfield

  noun

  a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.

greenfield

¹ American  

[green-feeld] / ˈgrinˌfild /

noun

1. an undeveloped or agricultural tract of land that is a potential site for industrial or urban development.

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Greenfield ² American  

[green-feeld] / ˈgrinˌfild /

noun

1. a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.

2. a city in NW Massachusetts.

3. a town in central Indiana.

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greenfield British  

/ ˈɡriːnˌfiːld /

noun

1. (modifier) denoting or located in a rural area which has not previously been built on

   new factories were erected on greenfield sites

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greenfield Scientific  

/ grēn′fēld /

1. A piece of usually semirural property that is undeveloped except for agricultural use, especially one considered as a site for expanding urban development.

2. Compare brownfield

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Etymology

Origin of greenfield

First recorded in 1940–45 as an adjective; current sense dates from 2000–05; green ( def. ) + field ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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greenfield Greenfield

"My biggest concern is the continued loss of greenfield land to major developments in Dumfries and Galloway," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“By modernizing and upgrading turbines, steam generators, and digital control systems at operating plants, uprates deliver substantial capacity gains without the multi-year timelines or interconnection bottlenecks associated with greenfield construction,” the blog post noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Lawler said Continental’s deal would put it in one of Venezuela’s greenfield heavy-oil patches requiring “a significant amount” of seismic and exploration work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“And Australian Radiology’s margin dilution from greenfield investment should ease on cost discipline and productivity gains,” it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The applicant told the BBC he disputed it was a greenfield site and there had been greenhouses on the land which were later destroyed and buried.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“I trust him implicitly,” says studio president Matthew Greenfield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Rich Greenfield, a longtime media analyst, called the deal a “slam dunk win” for Paramount because it didn’t require the company to sell off any assets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Rich Greenfield of LightShed Partners: “Huge win for Paramount. . . . None of the behavioral remedies will have any meaningful impact.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

In bustling Mong Kok there was Luck Win, known for its generous discounts, and Greenfield, with its packed floor-to-ceiling shelves.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

For such a driver, says Dr. Greenfield, the act of picking up the device becomes primitive, bypassing higher- level thinking.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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