infrastructure

IPA: ɪnfrʌstrˈʌktʃɝ

(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

Examples of "infrastructure" in Sentences

Six billion dollars in infrastructure is not development.
This lack of interest in infrastructure is a national phenomenon.
But this type of investment in our infrastructure is an investment for our future.
However, there is still a lack of clarity on what will be included in the term infrastructure asset.
Even the word "infrastructure" lost its respectability when government had a hand in maintaining roads, bridges, and trains.
Mexican federal aviation officials have indicated a substantial investment in infrastructure is needed for the airline to comply and be viable.
We give them billions in foreign aid, but we have to close schools all over America because we can't pay the teachers; our infrastructure is a shambles, but we still send our aid payments to Israel.