Reallocation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of reallocating; a second or subsequent allocation. countable, uncountable

    "Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...]."

  2. 2
    a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) wordnet
  3. 3
    a share that has been allocated again wordnet

Synonyms

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reallotmentreallotmentreapportionment

Example

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"Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...]."

Etymology

From re- + allocation.

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