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Definitions for redistribute
ˌri dɪˈstrɪb yutre·dis·tribute

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. redistributeverb

    distribute anew

    "redistribute the troops more strategically"

Wiktionary

  1. redistributeverb

    to distribute again.

ChatGPT

  1. redistribute

    Redistribute generally refers to the act of altering the allocation, arrangement, or distribution of something in a more balanced or different manner. It can be applied to a variety of contexts, including wealth, resources, property, etc., often with an aim to achieve fairness or equality.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Redistributeverb

    to distribute again

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Redistribute

    rē-dis-trib′ūt, v.t. to apportion anew.—n. Redistribū′tion, a second or renewed distribution.

Editors Contribution

  1. redistribute

    To fasttrack the distribution and change of amount of energy, data, language, income, money, wealth or resources as a priority to ensure optimum health, human rights, right to life, socialism, right to a standard of living, equality, harmony, financial and economic stability and sustainability, equal opportunities, equal rights, fairness, justness and the ethical and moral shared prosperity for all people in a community, locality, region, country, europe and the world.

    The government do choose to redistribute wealth. money, income and the levels of taxation to ensure justness, fairness, equality and equal opportunity.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of redistribute in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of redistribute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of redistribute in a Sentence

  1. Sepi Shyne:

    The safety of our residents and businesses has always been a top priority for my colleagues and I, monday night, we took action to redistribute our public safety funds in a way that makes sense for our community's needs and in fact adds over 26 new positions to our re-imagined public safety team plus full supplemental reserve funding for LASD.

  2. Anton Siluanov:

    One needs to redistribute and restructure expenditures in favour of infrastructure, education and so on. Such military expenditures are heavy to carry.

  3. Ben Carson:

    If you happen to be in an affluent community, there's a lot more money for the schools, better facilities, everything. All that does is perpetuate the situation, wouldn't it make more sense to put the money in a pot and redistribute it throughout the country so that public schools are equal, whether you're in a poor area or a wealthy area?

  4. Mark Skousen:

    Here in America, government began as a tool to assure freedom. It gradually turned into a hideously expensive political toy designed to redistribute your wealth and control most aspects of your business and private life.

  5. President Jacob Zuma:

    If any single individual owns above that limit, the government would buy the excess land and redistribute it.

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