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gentrification
[ jen-truh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
- the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- the process of conforming to an upper- or middle-class lifestyle, or of making a product, activity, etc., appealing to those with more affluent tastes:
the gentrification of fashion.
gentrification
/ ˌdʒɛntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- a process by which middle-class people take up residence in a traditionally working-class area of a city, changing the character of the area
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Derived Forms
- ˈgentriˌfier, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gentrification1
gentr(y) ( def ) + -i- ( def ) + -fication; coined by sociologist Ruth Glass (1912–90), German-born British sociologist in 1964
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gentrification1
C20: from gentrify (to become gentry )
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Example Sentences
And gentrification is fine, the problem is the consequences—the people outside your line of sight—which is very troubling.
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The cellphone use among pedestrians has dovetailed insidiously with hyper-gentrification, Moss says.
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Hip trendsetters are blamed for everything from gentrification to expensive beer.
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Despite the hype over gentrification, urban economies—including that of New York—still underperform their periphery.
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This is gentrification of the fashion seen everywhere from Minneapolis to Mumbai.
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