de·vel·oped
di-ˈve-ləpt 
dē-
: having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living
a developed country
developed
2 of 2past tense and past participle of develop
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Adjective
The disease is almost unheard of in developed countries.
The younger plant has a less developed root system.
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Majeed Javdani, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The population decline is already causing labor shortages in agriculture and manufacturing, and South Korea has reluctantly turned to workers from less developed Asian countries to help plug the gap.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Emerging market central banks have about 6% of their FX reserves in gold, and developed markets have about 12%.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
Thanks to medical and technological advances, most of the previous century saw about three more years added every decade to the average lifespan of people in developed countries.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Doing business in a developed market, for example, reduces uncertainties.
—Majeed Javdani, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The population decline is already causing labor shortages in agriculture and manufacturing, and South Korea has reluctantly turned to workers from less developed Asian countries to help plug the gap.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Emerging market central banks have about 6% of their FX reserves in gold, and developed markets have about 12%.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024
Thanks to medical and technological advances, most of the previous century saw about three more years added every decade to the average lifespan of people in developed countries.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Developed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/developed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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developed
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de·vel·oped
di-ˈvel-əpt
: having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living
a developed country
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