gentrify gentrify /ˈdʒɛn trɪ ˌfaɪ/
Definition(s):
- (v) renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
Usage(s):
- But the study also suggests that these residents weren't moving out of their neighborhoods at a disproportionately higher rate than from similar neighborhoods that didn't gentrify.
- This casino owner is on a mission to gentrify gambling.
- Steve Wynn is on a mission to gentrify gambling and make it just one more middle-class leisure pursuit.
News
Downtown Detroit rents go through roof
Residential rent prices in the gentrifying neighborhoods of Detroit are steadily marching upward, climbing in some cases by $3,000 more per year for the same place, and landlords are pushing them higher at every opportunity.on June 18, 2013 Source: Detroit News
Quotes
- "The project will gentrify the city's last African American community," Daly said.on Jun 4, 2008 By: Chris Daly Source: San Diego Union Tribune
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