renewal
pronunciation
How to pronounce renewal in British English:
UK [rɪˈnjuːəl]
How to pronounce renewal in American English:
US [rɪˈnuːəl]
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- Noun:
- the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
- the act of renewing
- filling again by supplying what has been used up
Word Origin
- renewal (n.)
- 1680s, from renew + -al (2). Specific meaning "urban redevelopment" is from 1965, American English. Earlier noun was simply renew (early 15c.).
Example
- 1. A big renewal programme is also under way .
- 2. And here american renewal must take two opposite forms .
- 3. Take a renewal break at least every ninety minutes .
- 4. Professor martin anderson has specialized in the follies of urban renewal programs .
- 5. Renewal would be taxed at a rate at least as high as the interest rate is negative .