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greenlines

greenlines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of greenline.

Meaning of greenline

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.
    • Bankers, who must fight to stay even with inflation and face an uneven credit supply (even many "greenlined"' areas didn't get loans during the recession of 1974-1975)1964, The Bankers Magazine, volume 162, page 47
    Antonyms:
    redline

Questions about greenlines

What is greenlines the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Greenlines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of greenline.

Words near greenlines in the dictionary

  1. greenlights
  2. greenline
  3. greenlined
  4. greenliner
  5. greenliners
  6. greenlines
  7. greenliness
  8. greenling
  9. greenlings
  10. greenlining
  11. greenlit

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