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redlining definition

☆ red·lin·ing (red′līn′iŋ)

noun

the systematic refusal by some lending institutions or insurance companies to issue mortgage loans or insurance on property in certain neighborhoods regarded by them as deteriorating

Etymology: from the practice of outlining such areas in red on a map

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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