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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Lenders are financing discrete pieces of the ecosystem rather than entire teams—broadcast receivables, naming rights, arena redevelopment or ancillary real estate. Joseph Glatt, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025 Once a bustling '90s-era downtown shopping center, Circle Centre Mall is about to be even more empty before its redevelopment. Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025 The rendering was released by Gillon to The Star on the same day that the Gillon Property Group was set to go before the Port Authority of Kansas City, PortKC, Board of Commissioners, in a first step, to consider incentives for the Plaza’s redevelopment. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025 The Safariland area work includes removing the deteriorating zoo buildings and removing invasive species to allow for the redevelopment in that area. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Nov. 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 25 Nov. 2025.

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