From Longman Business Dictionarydownzoningdown‧zon‧ing /ˈdaʊnˌzəʊnɪŋ-ˌzoʊ-/ noun [uncountable] American EnglishPROPERTYLAWwhen officialrulesrestrict the type of buildingsallowed on a particular area of land, or on the type of work that can be done in those buildings
