Greenfield
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Greenfield is a noun meaning (often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, whose previous use (if any) was agricultural.
Meaning
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, whose previous use (if any) was agricultural.
More Meanings
- (software engineering) Of a completely new development, without the need to integrate with legacy systems, etc.
- (business) Previously untapped; free for the taking.
Example Sentences
a greenfield market
a greenfield project
greenfield development
a greenfield sales opportunity
Word Forms
- greenfields
- green field
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include founding, constituent, constitutive, new, ecological, blank.
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