greenfield

noun

green·​field ˈgrēn-ˌfēld How to pronounce greenfield (audio)
often attributive
: land (such as a potential industrial site) not previously developed or polluted

Examples of greenfield in a Sentence

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Digital services can grow explosively across the greenfield that is the developing world. Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021 Its production capacity may be replaced by a new one on a greenfield site in an industrial park in some suburb. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2024 The project was discovered in 2021 during an extensive greenfields exploration program initiated by Hannan for back-arc porphyry copper-gold systems. Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024 But since 2000, the inflow of greenfield investment to the United States has been trending down sharply, from $13 billion annually in 2000 to $4 billion annually in 2019. Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021 See all Example Sentences for greenfield 

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of greenfield was in 1940

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“Greenfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenfield. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Greenfield

geographical name

Green·​field ˈgrēn-ˌfēld How to pronounce Greenfield (audio)
city in southeastern Wisconsin near Milwaukee population 36,720

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