REDLINE

redline

(verb) discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

redline (plural redlines)

A drawing, document, etc. that has been marked for correction or modification.

The maximum speed at which the engine in a car is designed to operate.

Verb

redline (third-person singular simple present redlines, present participle redlining, simple past and past participle redlined)

To mark a drawing or document for correction or modification.

(automotive) To run an internal combustion engine to its maximum or maximum recommended speed.

(North America) To deny or complicate access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.

Antonym: greenline

Anagrams

• Nile red, relined

Source: Wiktionary



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