Blockbusting - English meaning

adjective

Very successful commercially.

Usage examples:

His blockbusting novel

noun

The practice of persuading owners to sell property cheaply because of the fear of people of another race or class moving into the neighbourhood, and then profiting by reselling at a higher price.

Usage examples:

Neither were neighborhoods victimized by blockbusting.

adjective

Used to describe a very successful product, film, etc. that makes a lot of money

Usage examples:

A blockbusting hollywood action comedy

adjective

(usually of a book or film) very successful or popular and making a lot of money

Usage examples:

He was the director of photography behind the blockbusting indiana jones movies., the search for th…

noun

The practice of persuading people in an area to sell their homes cheaply by making them afraid that their value is going to fall, for example by suggesting that new people from a different social group or race are moving into the area

Usage examples:

She remembers blockbusting being used to scare homeowners into selling., we will protect property f…