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redeploy

American  
[ree-di-ploi] / ˌri dɪˈplɔɪ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.

  2. to move or allocate to a different position, use, function, or the like; reassign.


verb (used without object)

  1. to execute a redeployment.

redeploy British  
/ ˌriːdɪˈplɔɪ /

verb

  1. to assign new positions or tasks to (labour, troops, etc)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • redeployment noun

Etymology

Origin of redeploy

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + deploy

Example Sentences

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That largesse can be redeployed in the form of lower interest rates to support households and small and medium-size businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal

“While cargo volumes are growing on the back of the group’s diversified network and verticals, yields remain under pressure as airlines redeploy cargo capacity” from the U.S. to other lanes, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Department of Energy loan program so that it can redeploy its resources to other hydrogen projects that have potential for higher returns.

From MarketWatch

That was my chance to sell half, lock in life-changing gains and redeploy the rest into other opportunities.

From MarketWatch

"A very large percentage of those people got redeployed in other areas around customer service."

From BBC