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Definition of "repartition" [repartition]

  • Distribution; apportionment. (noun)
  • A partitioning again or in a different way. (noun)
  • To partition again; redivide. (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 "repartition" in a sentence
  • "Sanin felt none the more at ease for that; and when in the course of the 'cross-examination' it turned out that he had not clearly realised the exact meaning of the words 'repartition' and 'tilth,' he was in a cold perspiration all over."
  • "No dice, need to "repartition" the disk as "GUID" so I pulled up disk utility and did so, no problem."
  • "Mr. Di Rupo, a Walloon socialist who chaired the latest stretch of talks, is likely to become prime minister, but parties still have to agree on the repartition of top government positions, as well as on the concrete economic policy of the future government."