greenfield

noun

green·field ˈgrēn-ˌfēld

often attributive

: land (such as a potential industrial site) not previously developed or polluted

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Goh pointed out that instead of acquisitions, Chinese companies have turned more to small joint ventures with U.S. companies or greenfield investments, in which business are built from scratch. —

Evelyn Cheng,sonia Heng, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025 For the first time in several years, a major new greenfield natural gas storage facility is also coming online in Texas, just in time to help provide stability and flexibility to the gas distribution system for the coming storm. —

David Blackmon, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 The development is the largest foreign direct investment in a greenfield project in U.S. history and will bring the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing to Arizona. —

The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024 Most malls are surrounded by ample parking, so there’s less demolition and site preparation compared to greenfield development. —

Chris Westfall, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for greenfield