Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upzone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-zone
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rezone for more intensive use.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"For example, a neighborhood of single-family homes may be upzoned to multifamily residential or a mixed-use (commercial plus residential) zone."
"This won't be easy. The pronatalists combine conservative social nudges (get married, start a family) with liberal policy objectives (give parents more money, upzone the suburbs), which makes for tricky politics."

Etymology

From up- + zone.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Usage

American usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

upzones (present, singular) upzoning (participle, present) upzoned (participle, past) upzoned (past)

Antonyms

downzone

Questions

What does upzone mean?: To rezone for more intensive use.
Where does upzone come from?: From up- + zone.

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