"greenline" meaning in English

See greenline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: greenlines [present, singular, third-person], greenlining [participle, present], greenlined [participle, past], greenlined [past]
Etymology: From green + line; compare redline, greenlight. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|green|line}} green + line, {{m|en|redline}} redline, {{m|en|greenlight}} greenlight Head templates: {{en-verb}} greenline (third-person singular simple present greenlines, present participle greenlining, simple past and past participle greenlined)
  1. (transitive) To ease access to services to residents in specific areas, particularly by designating such areas as suitable for real-estate lending and property insurance. Wikipedia link: Green Line Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-greenline-en-verb-REHA9Cyo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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