"upzone" meaning in English

See upzone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: upzones [present, singular, third-person], upzoning [participle, present], upzoned [participle, past], upzoned [past]
Etymology: up- + zone Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|zone}} up- + zone Head templates: {{en-verb}} upzone (third-person singular simple present upzones, present participle upzoning, simple past and past participle upzoned)
  1. (US, transitive) To rezone for more intensive use. Tags: US, transitive

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for upzone meaning in English (1.8kB)

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