development
noun
the act or process of developing; growth; progress.
predevelopment
-
a word derived from
development.
Example Sentences
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Each process, of course, also takes time, during which developers pay additional holding costs on predevelopment loans, all the while inflation pushes up the cost of materials and wages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Hecla Mining added 3.7% after the silver miner reported fourth-quarter profit and revenue above analysts’ estimates and said it would double its exploration and predevelopment spending to $55 million in 2026.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
And when an analysis revealed low-income housing developers were having trouble getting predevelopment financing, Lift to Rise set out to create a funding mechanism to help get projects off the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
“The evidence was pretty clear that even before the groundbreaking, early on in the predevelopment process, housing values were rising quite dramatically in both Woodlawn and South Shore.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
The first phase of work to transform the hub building will begin in spring, with predevelopment and construction of 12,000 square feet of cold storage, warehouse and office space, as well as bathrooms.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
