BLOCKBUSTING


Meaning of BLOCKBUSTING in English

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

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