repartition

[ ree-pahr-tish-uhn, -per- ]

noun

1. distribution; partition.
2. reassignment; redistribution.

verb (used with object)

1. to divide up.
2. to partition or subdivide again; reapportion; redistribute.

repartition

/ ˌriːpɑːˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. distribution or allotment
2. the act or process of distributing afresh

verb

1. tr to divide up again; reapportion or reallocate

Word History and Origins

Origin of repartition¹

First recorded in 1545–55; re- + partition

Example Sentences

When this repartition was made, the land which remained was to be distributed among the poor.

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It was paid in a lump sum, and the repartition and levying were left entirely in the hands of the junta and the municipalities.

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And how do the Russian peasants settle the periodical repartition of the communal lands?

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Slightly exotic vocabulary—“habitude” “repartition,” for “habit,” “distribution”—makes its appearance.

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We hear very little of husbandry arrangements made by the courts, and even of the repartition of duties and taxes.

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