research and development
noun
: studies and tests that are done in order to design new or improved products
The company has a large budget for research and development.
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He's also proposed restoring full deductibility for research and development expensing.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Danaher is a leader in products and services that support health- care research and development.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
For starters, according to Jonathan Foley, former head of the California Academy of the Sciences, even after decades of investment in research and development and millions in subsidies, carbon capture technology has only captured a few seconds’ worth of our yearly greenhouse gas emissions.
—Nayamin Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
This year, to stave off a financing crunch, Northvolt announced a retrenchment, scrapping two cathode material production facilities in Sweden, shuttering a research and development subsidiary in California and seeking out new investors for a project in Poland.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Danaher is a leader in products and services that support health- care research and development.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
For starters, according to Jonathan Foley, former head of the California Academy of the Sciences, even after decades of investment in research and development and millions in subsidies, carbon capture technology has only captured a few seconds’ worth of our yearly greenhouse gas emissions.
—Nayamin Martinez, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
This year, to stave off a financing crunch, Northvolt announced a retrenchment, scrapping two cathode material production facilities in Sweden, shuttering a research and development subsidiary in California and seeking out new investors for a project in Poland.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Research and development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research%20and%20development. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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