Meanings
verbdownzone (third-person singular simple present downzones, present participle downzoning, simple past and past participle downzoned)
present singular third person downzones · participle present downzoning · participle past downzoned · past downzoned · alternative down-zone
- USgovernmentTo change an area or property to a less restrictive zoning
"In this case, I don't remember Shaw saying, 'I'm downzoning for this or that reason.' He would say, 'I'm changing the zoning because the community wants it changed.'"
1988 May 6, Ben Joravsky, quoting Danny Davis, “Mystery zoning: What's going down in the Ninth Ward”, in Chicago Reader
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APA
downzone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downzone
MLA
“downzone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downzone. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downzone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downzone.
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