predevelopment

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ development.

Noun

predevelopment (uncountable)

  1. A phase of preparation prior to development.
    • 2009 July 7, Charles V. Bagli, “Port Authority Is Blamed for Trade Center Delays”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 October 2025:
      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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