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   redline

   /ˈrɛdlʌɪn/

   verb

   • 1. drive with (a car engine) at or above its rated maximum revolutions per minute: "both his engines were redlined now"
   • 2. refuse (a loan or insurance) to someone because they live in an area deemed to be a poor financial risk: "banks have redlined loans to buyers"
   • ▪ cancel (a project): "this is not the time for the district to redline capital projects"

   noun

   • 1. the maximum number of revolutions per minute for a car engine: "just over halfway to its 5200 rpm redline"
   • 2. a boundary or limit which should not be crossed.

   Word Origin from the use of red as a limit marker, in redline (sense 2 of the verb) a limit marked out by ringing a section of a map.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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