redevelopment
Americannoun
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the act or process of redeveloping.
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an often publicly financed rebuilding of an urban residential or commercial section in decline.
Etymology
Origin of redevelopment
First recorded in 1870–75; re- + development
Example Sentences
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A £24m redevelopment of central Greenock, mainly funded by UK Levelling Up money, is currently under way to improve the appearance and layout of the town.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“We absolutely endorse the idea of redevelopment — that place is kind of an armpit,” Law said of Pechanga Arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Investors purchased the site, once home to the industrial juggernaut Bethlehem Steel, starting in 2014 for redevelopment and renamed it Tradepoint Atlantic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The makeshift settlement, long earmarked for demolition, was founded by residents evicted in Seoul's redevelopment drive ahead of the 1988 Olympic Games.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Archaeologists today must learn what they can when some parcel of land is briefly exposed by redevelopment.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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