zoning

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Rules made by a local government that say how land and buildings can be used in different areas.

   Like sorting a town into boxes: one for homes, one for shops, one for factories.

   The town's zoning keeps factories away from homes.

   New zoning will let people open shops on Main Street.

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of zone. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now, or as the name of the action.

   The city is zoning that empty lot for a new park.

   They are zoning the whole district for small homes this year.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   A system that splits a service area into parts, like the fare zones on a train or bus network.

   The train line uses zoning, so your ticket price depends on how many zones you pass through.

   Fare zoning on the subway means you pay by how far you travel.

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