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yellowlining

yellowlining is the present participle and gerund of yellowline.

Meaning of yellowline

Verb

yellowline (third-person singular simple present yellowlines, present participle yellowlining, simple past and past participle yellowlined)

  1. (Canada, US, urban studies) To charge a higher price for services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific, often racially determined, areas.

Questions about yellowlining

What is yellowlining the present participle and gerund of?
Yellowlining is the present participle and gerund of yellowline.

Words near yellowlining in the dictionary

  1. yellowline
  2. yellowline arrow crab
  3. yellowline arrow crabs
  4. yellowlined
  5. yellowlines
  6. yellowlining
  7. yellowly
  8. yellowman
  9. yellowmargin triggerfish
  10. yellowmargin triggerfishes
  11. yellowmen

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