development
noun
uk
/dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/ us
/dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/development noun (GROWTH)
- Ever since was formed in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of computer development.
- All our profits are re-invested in research and development.
- The protests were part of their campaign against the proposed building development in the area.
- Opponents of the new shopping development are trying to rally local people against it.
- To stay competitive, they'll have to increase product development as well as cutting prices.
development noun (THING THAT HAPPENS)
- -athon
- backstory
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant idiom
- benefit
- binge
- brush
- car wash
- curve
- epiphenomenon
- episode
- goings-on
- happening
- have a history of something/doing something
- on the occasion of something
- proceedings
- reoccurrence
- saga
- shoe
- social event
- sporting event
development noun (START)
B1 [ U ]
the process of developing something new:
development noun (BUILDINGS)
- 15-minute city
- anti-development
- arrondissement
- backstreet
- backstreets
- concrete jungle
- downtown
- growth area
- in the neighbourhood of something
- industrial park
- inner ring
- mean streets
- plaza
- precinct
- quarter
- residential
- slum
- suburbia
- the West End
- the wrong/other side of the tracks idiom