redline

Questions about redline

What does redline mean?

redline means "discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood".

How many syllables are in redline?

redline has 2 syllables and divides as red-line under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is redline a common word?

redline is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for redline come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.