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research and development
/ɹɪsˈɜːtʃ ænd dɪvˈɛləpmənt/
R&D
Research and development
01
the planned work done by companies to discover new knowledge and use it to make or improve products, services, or processes
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Examples
The company spends a lot on Research and Development to create better smartphones.
