redevelopment

noun

re·​de·​vel·​op·​ment ˌrē-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt 

: the act or process of redeveloping

especially : renovation of a blighted area

urban redevelopment

Examples of redevelopment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Oyster Creek redevelopment is still subject to future licensing and regulatory approvals. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

The station itself belongs to the region's transit district, which in 2012 awarded the redevelopment to the Union Station Alliance, a group formed in 2001 whose managing partners were McWhinney and hotelier Walter Isenberg. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Indeed, Aston Villa, who have frequently danced with the regulatory devil, have shuttered their North Stand for redevelopment and expansion this season, taking a hit to income now in exchange for bigger returns in the future. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

The school district later sold the property in 2014 for mixed-use redevelopment. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for redevelopment

• development
• envelopment
• underdevelopment