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redevelopment

[ ree-di-vel-uh p-muh nt ]

/ ˌri dɪˈvɛl əp mənt /

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noun

the act or process of redeveloping.

an often publicly financed rebuilding of an urban residential or commercial section in decline.

Nearby words

Origin of redevelopment

First recorded in 1870–75; re- + development

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for redevelopment

The second project—for a redevelopment property in the Shaw neighborhood—raised $250,000 in a week among just 14 investors.
Fundrise Crowdsources Real Estate Developments in Washington, D.C.|Miranda Green|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Redevelopment Authority owns 1,500 lots, most of which are for sale.
Philadelphia Wants its Eyesore Back|Megan McArdle|September 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Fortunately, saner heads prevailed, and the apathetic pace of Manhattan redevelopment would have prevented it in any case.
Ground Zero's Politics Are Over|Michael Tomasky|May 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He and two classmates from Hamburg had a grant to study and critique a redevelopment project in Old Cairo.
Mohammed Atta and the Egypt Revolution|Terry McDermott|February 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST

With plants I do not know whether the redevelopment of rudimentary organs occurs more frequently under culture than under nature.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin

Word Origin and History for redevelopment

redevelopment

n.

also re-development, 1830, from re- + development.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper