My Current Favorite Word: Gentrification
06-May-07
gen·tri·fi·ca·tion (jĕn’trə-fĭ-kā’shən) pronunciation
n.
The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.
“gentrification.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 06 May. 2007. http://www.answers.com/topic/gentrification