1. cuts of tender meat from the underside of the short loin of beef or pork
Usage: culinary
2. districts in cities known for vice, corruption, or crime
Usage: informal; historical

Examples

• The chef prepared beef tenderloins with a red wine reduction.
• Pork tenderloins are lean cuts that cook quickly.
• She ordered two tenderloins for the dinner party.
• The butcher recommended marinating the tenderloins overnight.
• Police increased patrols in the city’s tenderloins.
• The old tenderloins were eventually cleaned up through urban renewal.