redevelopment

noun

re·​de·​vel·​op·​ment ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt How to pronounce redevelopment (audio)
: the act or process of redeveloping
especially : renovation of a blighted area
urban redevelopment

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The county has positioned the property for redevelopment, mentioning it in 2016’s I Drive Vision Plan. Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2025 Unlike with the Orioles’ similar lease package that included real estate rights, there is little potential for leveraging to support the harbor redevelopment. Robert Sroka, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025 The developer has a contract to purchase the gas station building and Shell’s lease, and the Chipotle at 8800 Shawnee Mission Parkway will remain through the redevelopment. Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025 Stadium Even in the past few days, Elland Road’s redevelopment has already taken its biggest steps forward in years. Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redevelopment

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of redevelopment was in 1830

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“Redevelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redevelopment. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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