gentrification
B2CEFR level
35/100Rarity: fairly common
NeutralRegister
General noun
The process by which wealthier residents move into a poorer area, displacing existing ones.
Rapid gentrification pushed long-standing families out of the neighbourhood.
Business noun
The transformation of a poorer urban area through the influx of wealthier residents and rising values.
Rapid gentrification of the docklands doubled rents and displaced long-standing tenants.
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