Meaning & use
co-development
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Meaning
noununcountable
The process of two or more parties developing something together, such as a product or software.
Grammar: Usually uncountable; you can say 'a co-development project' but not 'a co-development' for the process.
Patterns
- co-development of something
- co-development with someone
- a co-development project
The two firms signed an agreement for the co-development of a new electric car.
Co-development with local partners helped the company enter the Asian market.
Common combinations
- co-development agreement
- They signed a co-development agreement to share the costs.
- co-development project
- The co-development project brought engineers from three countries together.
- co-development of technology
- The co-development of technology between universities and industry is increasing.
Synonyms and how they differ
- collaboration
- A wider word for working together; co-development specifically means creating something new jointly.
- joint development
- Very close in meaning and often used interchangeably, but 'joint development' is slightly more common in legal texts.
Word family
- co-develop verb
- To develop something together with others.
- co-developer noun
- A person or company that develops something jointly with another.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'co-development' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Co-development' means joint development of a product or project, so option A fits. Option B is wrong because roads are not usually 'co-developed' in this business sense; option C misuses it for the spread of a disease; option D treats it as a physical object.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “co-development”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.