predevelopment en · NOUN
Etymology
From pre- + development.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A phase of preparation prior to development.
The authority is already paying Mr. Silverstein $300,000 a day in penalties more than $100 million since July 2008 for failing to complete the predevelopment work on two of Mr. Silverstein’s three sites.
2009 July 7, Charles V. Bagli, “Port Authority Is Blamed for Trade Center Delays”, in New York Times: