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

FareShare Sussex & Surrey says it rescues and redistributes surplus food from businesses, supermarkets, manufacturers and farms from its depots in Guildford and Brighton to 248 local organisations across the two counties.

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As well as purchasing the buggies, it wants to work with a contractor to collect and restore those that had been previously used and then redistribute them.

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The subprime mortgage market was generating half a trillion dollars’ worth of new loans a year, but the circle of people redistributing the risk that the entire market would collapse was tiny.

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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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Related Words

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