: a recommended safety limit : the fastest, farthest, or highest point or degree considered safe
also
: the red line which marks this point on a gauge
redlined; redlining; redlines
: to withhold home-loan funds or insurance from neighborhoods considered poor economic risks
: to discriminate against in housing or insurance
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Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The engine redlines at 6,250 rpm, with peak HP coming at 6,000.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2025
Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
In 1977, Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to stop banks from redlining Black neighborhoods out of credit.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Will legal teams be allowed to review contracts or redlines using generative AI, and if so, with what guardrails in place?
—Tom Dunlop, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The engine redlines at 6,250 rpm, with peak HP coming at 6,000.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Garrett Harper, social and economic wellbeing research associate with the social services office, said redlining played a major role on that front and was further exacerbated as the city was fragmented by its three major highways.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
In 1977, Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to stop banks from redlining Black neighborhoods out of credit.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Redline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redline. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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