redevelopment
pronunciation
How to pronounce redevelopment in British English:
UK [ˌriːdɪˈveləpmənt]
How to pronounce redevelopment in American English:
US [ˌriːdɪˈveləpmənt]
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- Noun:
- the act of improving by renewing and restoring
Word Origin
- redevelopment (n.)
- also re-development, 1830, from re- + development.
Example
- 1. The redevelopment of this old soviet factory is stunning .
- 2. But the redevelopment of the olympic park is unlikely to enrich the whole area . And the park 's future remains uncertain .
- 3. The m1 railway will run along woodward avenue , the main axis of detroit 's planned redevelopment .
- 4. The government 's original redevelopment plan for kai tak , the city 's former airport , threatened to eradicate kowloon bay , the last vestige of the once spacious victoria harbour .
- 5. Meanwhile the quality of life in chinatown in general has been enhanced by the redevelopment of block 17 which includes new quarters for success , a 100-bed intermediate care facility and hundreds of units of social and market housing .