| 单词 | blockbusting |
| 释义 | blockbusting[ blok-buhs-ting ] / ˈblɒkˌbʌs tɪŋ / nounthe profiteering real-estate practice of buying homes from white majority homeowners below market value, based on the implied threat of future devaluation during minority integration of previously segregated neighborhoods. Origin of blockbustingFirst recorded in 1940–45; block + bust2 + -ing1 Words nearby blockbustingblock association, blockboard, block booking, blockbust, blockbuster, blockbusting, block capital, block caving, block chord, block coal, block coefficient Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blockbusting
British Dictionary definitions for blockbustingblockbusting / (ˈblɒkˌbʌstɪŋ) / nounUS informal the act or practice of inducing the sale of property cheaply by exploiting the owners' fears of lower prices if racial minorities live in the area Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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