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Definition of redline verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

redline

verb

redline somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they redline he / she / it redlines past simple redlined -ing form redlining

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to refuse to give loans or insurance to people in an area that is considered to be a bad financial risk The neighborhood was redlined in the 1970s because of the high percentage of poor people living there.

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redlining noun [uncountable]

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Redlining is illegal.

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