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megaproject en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English project English megaproject From mega- + project.

Meanings

1. A very large public investment project, especially one costing more than one billion US dollars.
   • The Government's intention to rephase construction of the megaproject is likely to increase costs in the longer term. 2023 March 22, Philip Haigh, “AI driving HS2 innovations to improve efficiency”, in RAIL, number 979, page 57, photo caption:
   • Now the incomplete border wall, already one of the costliest megaprojects in United States history, with an estimated eventual price tag of more than $15 billion, […] 2021 March 16, Simon Romero, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, “Trump’s Incomplete Border Wall Is in Pieces That Could Linger for Decades”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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Translations (2)

fi megaprojekti (very large public investment project) · fi jättiprojekti (very large public investment project)