Gentrification

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dÊ’É›ntrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Full definition of gentrification

Noun

1. 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.

Related terms

• degentrification