redistributive

[ree-di-strib-yuh-tiv]

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adjective Economics.

favoring, supporting, or practicing income redistribution: the redistributive effects of public spending.

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Origin of redistributive

First recorded in 1880–85; redistribute + -ive

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Examples from the Web for redistributive

Contemporary Examples

The authors argue for some redistributive policies, like increased financial aid for post-secondary education.
The Big, Long, 30-Year Conservative Lie
Monica Potts
August 8, 2014
Real conservatives stand outside this conversation: They believe that virtually no redistributive spending is justified.
A Most Revealing Week for Republicans
Michael Tomasky
April 4, 2014
Further, Obamacare is redistributive, as Jonathan Cohn of The New Republic and Tom Edsall at the New York Times acknowledge.
Whites Don’t Like Obamacare, and Could Put Senate Democrats in Jeopardy
Lloyd Green
December 18, 2013
The redistributive impulse that is Obamacare wreaked havoc in the 2010 midterms and may do so again.
Obama’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
Lloyd Green
November 26, 2013

Word Origin and History for redistributive

adj.

1860, from redistribute + -ive. Related: Redistributively.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper