Advertisement
Advertisement
gentrified
[ jen-truh-fahyd ]
adjective
- very or excessively refined or elegant.
- subjected to gentrification.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gentrified1
Example Sentences
“I hope it doesn’t just turn into some gentrified market or something,†she said.
He is concerned that individuals buying homes for a $1 may lead to areas being gentrified, which results in general rent levels being “jacked up†and people on lower incomes being “pushed outâ€.
A seven-story boulder on federal land has become a tinderbox of tensions over who gets to enjoy this patch of Mojave Desert, which has rapidly gentrified since the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Portland, Ore., for example, as formerly working- and middle-class neighborhoods gentrified, small bungalows were ripped down and replaced by large McMansions.
Middle-class families have moved to more affluent neighborhoods, and some areas are becoming gentrified, with gated communities sitting next to slums.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse