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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.

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  • noun The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier usually poorer residents.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)

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