redlining

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of or an instance of redlining.
  2. 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.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of redline

Word forms

redlining redlinings

Etymology

(systematic denial): From the red outlines used by the HOLC to mark D-rated neighborhoods with minority occupants.

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