redistribute

[ree-di-strib-yoot]

verb (used with object)

redistributed, redistributing 

1. to distribute again or anew.

   The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.

2. to alter the distribution of; apportion differently.

   Let's redistribute the work more fairly.

redistribute

/ ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt /

verb

1. to distribute (something) again or differently

Other Word Forms

• redistributive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of redistribute¹

First recorded in 1605–15; re- + distribute

Example Sentences

In another potential application, a swarm of robots could make deliveries across wide areas more efficient by alerting each other to changing traffic conditions or redistributing packages among themselves if one breaks down.

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Border taxes serve no financial purpose if the federal government simply intends to redistribute the money it collects.

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He has shown that autocracies redistribute more land than democracies and that in Colombia land reform “reduced guerrilla activity” in those areas that “threatened serious violence.”

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While All Faiths is able to redistribute its food supplies in order to feed more people in case of need, that would mean each person getting less food, she explains.

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They prefer to redistribute it and then crow about their supposed generosity to voters.

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Related Words

• readjust 
• reconstruct 
• reorganize 
• reposition 
• reshuffle 
• revamp 
• rework