Predevelopment

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A phase of preparation prior to development. uncountable

    "The authority is already paying Mr. Silverstein $300,000 a day in penalties — more than $100 million since July 2008 — for failing to complete the predevelopment work on two of Mr. Silverstein’s three sites."

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"The authority is already paying Mr. Silverstein $300,000 a day in penalties — more than $100 million since July 2008 — for failing to complete the predevelopment work on two of Mr. Silverstein’s three sites."

Etymology

From pre- + development.

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