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greenfield

/ˈɡɹinfild/

greenfield noun: a site, to be used for housing or commerce, whose previous use (if any) was agricultural.

Noun

greenfield (plural greenfields)

  1. (attributive, often) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, whose previous use (if any) was agricultural.
    • greenfield development
    • In 2007 Mr Gilbert [Dan Gilbert] made the then remarkable decision to move Quicken Loans’ suburban headquarters downtown. Mr Gilbert says that the initial thinking was humdrum—the firm’s lease was expiring, the business was growing, and he didn’t want to build a new greenfield campus. But he also...2025 October 15, The Economist staff, “A billionaire has rebuilt downtown Detroit. But might Dan Gilbert’s project finally run out of steam?”, in The Economist

Adjective

greenfield (not comparable)

  1. Of a completely new development, without the need to integrate with legacy systems, etc.
    • a greenfield project
    • When you're working in a greenfield project and have a favorable situation of designing a database from the ground up, you have complete control over your database when it comes to integration tests, if you do it correctly.2015, Mikael Lundin, Testing with F#, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 148
  2. Previously untapped; free for the taking.
    • a greenfield market
    • a greenfield sales opportunity

Proper noun capitalized: Greenfield

Greenfield (countable and uncountable, plural Greenfields)

  1. (countable) A surname.
    • “All signs point to Netflix having reached escape velocity, with subscribers scaling far faster than investors expected,” Mr. Greenfield said.2024 April 18, Nicole Sperling, Benjamin Mullin, quoting Rich Greenfield, “Netflix Added More Than 9 Million Subscribers in First Quarter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on...
  2. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, named after Herbert Greenfield.
  3. One of four communities in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A village in Flitton and Greenfield parish, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0534).
  5. A village in Saddleworth parish, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9904).
  6. A hamlet in Watlington parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU7191).
  7. A village in Holywell community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1977).
  8. A suburban area north of Shettleston, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6464)
  9. An unincorporated community in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
  10. A census-designated place in Kern County, California.
  11. A city in Monterey County, California.
  12. A city in Greene County, Illinois.
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  1. A city, the county seat of Hancock County, Indiana.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Adair County, Iowa.
  3. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts.
  4. A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
  6. A city, the county seat of Dade County, Missouri.
  7. A ghost town in Mississippi County, Missouri.
  8. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  9. A town in Saratoga County, New York.
  10. A village in Highland County and Ross County, Ohio.
  11. A town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.
  12. A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  13. A city in Weakley County, Tennessee.
  14. An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia.
  15. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
  16. A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  17. A city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
  18. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  19. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
  20. A number of townships, listed under Greenfield Township.

greenfield meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

greenfield in Hindi

ग्रीनफील्ड, ग्रीनफ़ील्ड

greenfield in Tamil

பாசவல்

greenfield in Marathi

ग्रीनफिल्ड, ग्रीनफील्ड

greenfield in Urdu

گرینفیلڈ
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greenfield in Bengali
গ্রিনফিল্ড, গ্রীনফিল্ড
greenfield in Telugu
గ్రీన్ఫీల్డ్
greenfield in Malayalam
ഗ്രീൻഫീൽഡ്
greenfield in Kannada
ಗ್ರೀನ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್
greenfield in Punjabi
ਗ੍ਰੀਨਫੀਲਡ, ਗਰੀਨਫੀਲਡ
greenfield in Gujarati
ગ્રીનફિલ્ડ, ગ્રીનફીલ્ડ
greenfield in Odia
ଗ୍ରୀନ୍ଫିଲ୍ଡ, ଗ୍ରୀନଫିଲ୍ଡ, ଗ୍ରୀନ୍ଫିଲ୍ଡ୍
greenfield in Nepali
ग्रीनफिल्ड, ग्रिनफिल्ड

Examples of greenfield in a sentence

  • Mr Gilbert says that the initial thinking was humdrum—the firm’s lease was expiring, the business was growing, and he didn’t want to build a new greenfield campus.2025 October 15, The Economist staff, “A billionaire has rebuilt downtown Detroit. But might Dan Gilbert’s project finally run out of...
  • The NSA provides that approximately $11 billion in new investments will be made by 2028, which includes the initial investment in a greenfield project that would be completed after 2028.2025 June 13, “President Trump Approves Historic Partnership between U. S. Steel and Nippon Steel”, in Business Wire:

Forms of greenfield

Noun
pluralgreenfields
alternative formgreen field
Proper noun
pluralGreenfields

Plural of greenfield: greenfields

Origin of greenfield

From green + field.

A proprialization of green + field; compare greenfield.

Words formed from greenfield

Questions about greenfield

What does greenfield mean?
Greenfield means a site, to be used for housing or commerce, whose previous use (if any) was agricultural.
What is greenfield in Hindi?
Greenfield in Hindi is ग्रीनफील्ड, ग्रीनफ़ील्ड. See Greenfield meaning in Hindi.
How do you use greenfield in a sentence?
Mr Gilbert says that the initial thinking was humdrum—the firm’s lease was expiring, the business was growing, and he didn’t want to build a new greenfield campus.
What part of speech is greenfield?
Greenfield can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce greenfield?
Greenfield is pronounced /ˈɡɹinfild/.
What is the plural of greenfield?
The plural of greenfield is greenfields.

Words near greenfield in the dictionary

  1. Greenfaulds
  2. greenfeed
  3. greenfeeds
  4. Greenfeld
  5. Greenfelds
  6. greenfield
  7. Greenfield Park
  8. greenfields
  9. greenfinch
  10. greenfinches
  11. greenfish

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: greenfield (page history and authors); Greenfield (page history and authors); greenfield (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); greenfield (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); greenfield (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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