relocate

American  

[ree-loh-keyt, ree-loh-keyt] / riˈloʊ keɪt, ˌri loʊˈkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

relocated, relocating

1. to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location.

   plans to relocate the firm to Houston.

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verb (used without object)

relocated, relocating

1. to change one's residence or place of business; move.

   Next year we may relocate to Denver.

relocate British  

/ ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt /

verb

1. to move or be moved to a new place, esp (of an employee, a business, etc) to a new area or place of employment

2. (intr) (of an employee, a business, etc) to move for reasons of business to a new area or place of employment

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Other Word Forms

• relocation noun

Etymology

Origin of relocate

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; re- + locate

Example Sentences

Most were responding at least partially to special pleading by the wealthy, who threatened to relocate to friendlier jurisdictions in a continent-wide low-tax contest.

From Los Angeles Times

Craft Venture co-founder Bill Lee has been living and working in Austin, Texas, since 2022, the company said, and Sacks relocated late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

AT&T is planning to relocate its global headquarters from downtown Dallas to the nearby suburb of Plano, a move that would deal another powerful blow to the city’s reeling central business district.

From The Wall Street Journal

When our careers and savings were decimated by the Great Recession in 2008, we decided to retire early and relocate abroad.

From MarketWatch

The company said co-founder Bill Lee has been living and working in Austin since 2022, and that Sacks had “relocated to the area” earlier in the month.

From The Wall Street Journal