Greenline

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    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

    "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)"

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"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)"

Etymology

From green + line; compare redline, greenlight.

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