rezone

[ verb ree-zohn; noun ree-zohn, ree-zohn ]

verb (used with object)

, re·zoned, re·zon·ing.

1. to reclassify (a property, neighborhood, etc.) as belonging to a different zone or being subject to different zoning restrictions.

noun

1. an act or instance of rezoning; reclassification:

   to apply for a rezone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rezone¹

First recorded in 1950–55; re- + zone

Example Sentences

In exchange for some favors—a euphemism for bribes—he wanted me to rezone some valuable property adjacent to the GW Bridge.

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