development

development
de|vel|op|ment
W1 [dıˈveləpmənt] n
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1¦(growth)¦
2¦(economic activity)¦
3¦(event)¦
4¦(new plan/product)¦
5¦(improvement)¦
6¦(building process)¦
7¦(houses/offices etc)¦
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1.) ¦(GROWTH)¦[U]
the process of gradually becoming bigger, better, stronger, or more advanced
▪ child development
development of
▪ a course on the development of Greek thought
professional/personal development
▪ opportunities for professional development
2.) ¦(ECONOMIC ACTIVITY)¦[U]
the process of increasing business, trade, and industrial activity
economic/industrial/business etc development
▪ economic development in Russia
3.) ¦(EVENT)¦
a new event or piece of news that changes a situation
▪ recent political developments in the former Soviet Union
▪ We will keep you informed of developments .
4.) ¦(NEW PLAN/PRODUCT)¦[U]
the process of working on a new product, plan, idea etc to make it successful
▪ The funds will be used for marketing and product development .
under/in development
▪ Spielberg has several interesting projects under development.
5.) ¦(IMPROVEMENT)¦
a change that makes a product, plan, idea etc better
▪ There have been significant computer developments during the last decade.
6.) ¦(BUILDING PROCESS)¦[U]
the process of planning and building new houses, streets etc on land
for development
▪ The land was sold for development.
7.) ¦(HOUSES/OFFICES ETC)¦
a group of new buildings that have all been planned and built together on the same piece of land
▪ a new housing development

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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