ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌbəstiŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: block (I) (space in a city) + -busting , gerund of bust (II)
: profiteering by first inducing white property owners to sell hastily and often at a loss by appeals to fears of depressed values because of threatened minority encroachment and then reselling at inflated prices
• block·bust·er -ə(r) noun