redlining

Definitions of "redlining"
  1. An unlawful act of denying or making it difficult to acquire credit or insurance services in a specific area based on the racial or ethnic characteristics of its inhabitants
  2. The action of displaying alterations in a draft of a text by applying red lines
How to use "redlining" in a sentence
  1. The authorities initiated an investigation after receiving complaints about redlining in some neighborhoods.
  2. The editor in charge of the draft used redlining to highlight all the changes he made.
  3. A lawsuit was filed against the company for alleged redlining practices in the section of the city predominantly inhabited by minority groups.

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