gentrification
The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent…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.
» Urban renewal is another way of saying gentrification.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Gentrifizierung, Gentrifikation
джентрифика́цияdžentrifikácija
the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)
(countable, uncountable)A geographical area that is gradually becoming prosperous due to investment.
Examples
3 sentencesUrban renewal is another way of saying gentrification.
Gentrification is a process carried out by landlords and developers, not by tenants.
Gentrification increases homelessness.
Translations
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Origin
From gentry + -ification, after gentrify. Coined by German-born British sociologist Ruth GFrom gentry + -ification, after gentrify. Coined by German-born British sociologist Ruth Glass in 1964.
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Forms
plural: gentrifications| Singular | gentrification |
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Word family
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