greenfield

¹

[green-feeld]

noun

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

Greenfield

²

[green-feeld]

noun

1. a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.

2. a city in NW Massachusetts.

3. a town in central Indiana.

greenfield

/ 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

greenfield

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of greenfield¹

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

Example Sentences

Lessard says that the start-up pipeline remains healthy, with an additional 13 openings scheduled in 4Q, and notes that management continues to target 80-100 annual store openings through a combination of M&A and greenfield/brownfield developments.

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Four of the world’s 12 biggest greenfield copper projects—mines being built from scratch—are located in Argentina, according to consulting firm Benchmark Minerals.

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The show, which had its Broadway opening at the St. James Theatre on Sunday, is an adaptation of Lauren Greenfield’s 2012 documentary about a family building one of the largest private homes in America in a style that blends Louis XIV with Las Vegas.

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“This dispute is not that painful for Google,” said analyst Richard Greenfield of LightShed Partners, noting that YouTube TV could probably withstand “two weekends without college football, and two weeks without ‘Monday Night Football’ — as long as their consumers stay with them.”

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“This is one of the problems facing Disney,” Greenfield said.

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