greenfield

noun

green·​field ˈgrēn-ˌfēld 

often attributive

: land (such as a potential industrial site) not previously developed or polluted

Examples of greenfield in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Globally, nearly half of greenfield investment went into data centers, energy, and semiconductors — sectors that the Gulf states have been pouring money into at home and abroad. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Targeting the brownfield window For executives building technology strategies and investors allocating capital, the greenfield narrative where AI-native factories are built from scratch describes a small fraction of the actual market. — Amit Chaturvedy, Fortune, 8 July 2026

The greenfield build expands ATI’s ability to efficiently move critical aerospace components from forging through final inspection, supporting legacy and next-generation engine programs. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026

Stanford researcher Yegor Denisov-Blanch's 2026 study of 120,000 developers saw AI productivity gains of 30% to 40% on low-complexity greenfield tasks but 10% or less on high-complexity legacy code. — Mark Hull, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for greenfield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

Geographical Definition

Greenfield

geographical name

Green·​field ˈgrēn-ˌfēld 

city in southeastern Wisconsin near Milwaukee population 36,720