Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greenline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: green-line
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ease access to services to residents in specific areas, particularly by designating such areas as suitable for real-estate lending and property insurance.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Bankers, who must fight to stay even with inflation and face an uneven credit supply (even many "greenlined"' areas didn't get loans during the recession of 1974-1975)"
"But ABN-AMRO redlined some small areas in largely yellowlined zip code areas, and greenlined some small areas in largely redlined areas."
"If the new residents, especially the most recent arrivals, are less tolerant of lower or working-class behavior, these tensions may become serious. Banks begin to greenline the area, looking for spatial patterns of reinvestment"

Etymology

From green + line; compare redline, greenlight.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

greenlines (present, singular) greenlining (participle, present) greenlined (participle, past) greenlined (past)

Derived Forms

greenliner

Frequently Paired Words

yellowline

Antonyms

redline

Questions

What does greenline mean?: To ease access to services to residents in specific areas, particularly by designating such areas as suitable for real-estate lending and property insurance.
Where does greenline come from?: From green + line; compare redline, greenlight.

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