gentrification
/d͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A geographical area that is gradually becoming prosperous due to investment.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Labour's manifesto contains the wild promise of 'war on the private landlord,' but this may conceal a real determination to use the powers of compulsory purchase to prevent the existing residents of places like North Kensington being driven out by the twin forces of 'gentrification' and development."
- "Who told you to buy a brownstone on my block, in my neighborhood, on my side of the street? Yo, what you wanna live in a Black neighborhood for, anyway? Man, motherfuck gentrification."
- "In particular, the focus is on property value changes and gentrification in Portland that are often attributed to urban growth and containment policies within the state."
- "I went to a large national forum not that long ago where about six hundred local government officials, nonprofit and neighborhood development corporation staff met to discuss the gentrification of urban neighborhoods. The irony is that the forum quickly shifted to discussions on race as it frequently does when gentrification is discussed."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ǵenh₁-