housing development

noun

: a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management

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Johnston is pledging to use $42.5 million to buy the land at the old Gates site and allow the investors to build a stadium on the land rent-free, along with some combination of housing development, commercial real estate, and other entertainment venues. The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025 Elsewhere in Texas, Icon has also been extremely busy, producing multiple housing developments, including the Wolf Ranch and Community First! Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025 During his time as mayor, Murphy oversaw the approval and development of new housing developments, which helped increase the village’s population from more than 21,000 to more than 32,000. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025 Lee thinks that Nevada could do both—open up federal land for housing development while protecting the state's environment. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housing development

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing development was in 1939

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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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