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- DictionaryGentrified/ˈjentrəˌfīd/
adjective
- 1. (of a formerly poor urban area) changed in character by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process: "he does have some concerns that the area will become a little too gentrified"
Gentrification is a housing, economic, and health issue that affects a community's history and culture and reduces social capital. It often shifts a neighborhood's characteristics, e.g., racial-ethnic composition and household income, by adding new stores and resources in previously run-down neighborhoods.
noun. gen· tri· fi· ca· tion ˌjen-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən. : a process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and rebuild homes and businesses and which often results in an increase in property values and the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents.
The meaning of GENTRIFIED is having undergone gentrification. How to use gentrified in a sentence.
Sep 5, 2021 · “Was anyone really asking for a gentrified Gone Girl?” reads a one-line, half-star review of Promising Young Woman.
May 9, 2024 · Gentrification is a process of urban development in which a city neighborhood develops rapidly over a short time, changing from low to high value. A neighborhood's residents are often displaced...
