development
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- noun
- /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
- The new residential development in our neighborhood offers modern amenities and green spaces for families.
- housing developments
- a residential development
- a new development
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- Is that golf course development going to succeed?
- It's surrounded by a Greenbelt in which much development has been frustrated.
- Vin Home, a real estate development company.
- Did the planning and development of that and most expensive corn in the world.
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Billy's in real estate development.
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The Syracuse Highlands had stood alone; the names of many post-1890 developments proclaimed their elevated position.
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- Reports from the housing developments are excellent, chief.
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It's a luxury development... where all the residents are in their golden years.
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Is that golf course development going to succeed?
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You know, I thought I might show Miranda that new housing development out by me.
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The spread of developed areas, especially low-density development, results in increased costs for additional public infrastructure.
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They wanna create a big deep water lake and build a big residential development up there.
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Situated near schools and shopping centers, this progressive development has a growth factor of 7.
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Several commercial developments are underway, promising to bring new jobs and store options to the area.
Synonyms
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4.1
An area of land made into many house lots that form a planned neighborhood
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3.1
An area with many similar homes built together and run as one community
Compounds
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A process in which a region or country becomes richer and people live better
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A United States government department that creates and runs programs to help people find affordable homes
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A part of the United States government that runs housing and city programs for people
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The head of the United States government department for housing and cities
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A condition when a person's body or mind stops growing normally before it finishes
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A process in which a very early baby forms and grows before birth
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A process in which a child's personality and feelings about sex change through stages like oral and genital
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The gradual learning of how the mind controls body movement
Part of the World Bank that gives low-interest loans and grants to the poorest countries
An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools
A former U.S. intelligence agency that did advanced computer research
A United Nations group that helps countries reduce poverty and include all people in society
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Etymology
Development comes from develop, with de- and velop (think envelope) meaning 'unwrap' or 'open up'. So a housing development is land that has been 'opened up' and built for a particular use.