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Definition of research and development noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

research and development

noun
 
/rɪˌsɜːtʃ ən dɪˈveləpmənt/,
 
/ˌriːsɜːtʃ ən dɪˈveləpmənt/
 
/ˌriːsɜːrtʃ ən dɪˈveləpmənt/,
 
/rɪˌsɜːrtʃ ən dɪˈveləpmənt/
 [uncountable]
(abbreviation R & D)
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  1. (in industry, etc.) work that tries to find new products and processes or to improve existing ones
    • They pour millions of dollars into research and development.
    • I do a lot of research and development work in my job.
    Topics Businessc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryResearch and development is used before these nouns:
    • expenditure
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