redlining
Meanings
Plural: redlinings
Verb
- discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood
- present participle and gerund of redline
Noun
- The process of or an instance of redlining.
- The systematic denial of various services to residents of specific, often racially associated, neighborhoods or communities, either directly or through the selective raising of prices.
Origin / Etymology
(systematic denial): From the red outlines used by the HOLC to mark D-rated neighborhoods with minority occupants.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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