redlining
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nɪŋ noun
a discriminatory practice by which banks, insurance companies, etc., refuse or limit loans, mortgages, insurance, etc., within specific geographic areas, especially inner-city neighborhoods.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to treat by redlining (an area or neighborhood).
2.
to establish the recommended safe speed of (an airplane): The bomber is redlined at 650 miles an hour.
3.
to draw a canceling red line through (an item on a list).
4.
to mark or designate for cancellation, rejection, dismissal, or the like: club members redlined for unpaid dues.
5.
to cause (an airplane) to be grounded.
verb (used without object)
6.
to engage in redlining.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (esp of a bank or group of banks) to refuse a loan to (a person or country) because of the presumed risks involved |
| 2. | to restrict people's access to goods or services on the basis of the area in which they live |
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Word Origin & History
redline
"deny loans to certain neighborhoods based on ethnicity," 1973, on notion of lines drawn on maps. Used earlier in ref. to insurance company practices (1961) and in World War II military slang in ref. to a red line drawn through a soldier's name for some infraction, thus denying his pay.
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Example sentences
End insurance redlining and predatory lending practices.
We used to worry about redlining inner cities, a blatantly illegal practice.
We have also focused on the problem of redlining by lenders and insurance companies.
These changes relate to the discussion of brokers and to procedures related to pricing, steering, and redlining.
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