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redistribute

[ ree-di-strib-yoot ]

verb (used with object)

redistributed, redistributing.
  1. to distribute again or anew:

    The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.

  2. to alter the distribution of; apportion differently:

    Let's redistribute the work more fairly.



redistribute

/ ˌːɪˈٰɪː /

verb

  1. to distribute (something) again or differently
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈٰܳپ, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of redistribute1

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + distribute
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Mamas Bristol, based in an industrial estate in Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, was established in 2018 by Paige Josham when she was trying to redistribute her children's old clothes.

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“The end goal here is to redistribute trillions of dollars from the middle and working class at the bottom to the one percent and the wealthy folks,” Pancotti said.

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Land reform was focused on redistributing white-owned land to black farmers, following colonial-era policies when thousands of black farmers were forced from their land and the country's most fertile areas were reserved for white people.

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The fattest part of the barrel is actually closer to the handle, with the idea of redistributing more mass to an area where some hitters make more frequent contact.

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If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote in the first tally, the votes from the least popular candidates are then redistributed, and that process repeated until someone secures a majority.

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