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Definition of "redistribute" []

  • To distribute again in a different way; reallocate. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "redistribute" in a sentence
  • "Better to leave the money in people's pockets than take it, and "redistribute" it back"
  • "It turns out that he wasn't criticizing the Supreme Court for its failure to "redistribute" wealth."
  • "They're proceeding on the presupposition that the word "redistribute" and its variants are approximately as worrisome as "terrorist.""