relocation

[ ree-loh-key shuhn ]

/ ˌri loʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

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the act or process of moving to a different place:The company’s relocation overseas would result in the loss of over 300 jobs.Will I receive reimbursement for the expenses associated with my relocation to Chicago?

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Origin of relocation

re- + location

Words nearby relocation

relleno, rellies, reload, relocatable, relocate, relocation, relocation costs, relocator, Relpax, rel. pron., relucent

How to use relocation in a sentence

The Cowboys, meanwhile, are trying to reduce the potential for an outbreak by relocating coaches and staff whose duties place them in direct contact with players to a hotel.
Cowboys QB Andy Dalton says covid-19 ‘hit me hard’ after concussion|Des Bieler|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
The experience, though, filled with frequent travel complications, made it necessary for the Class AAA affiliate to relocate.
Nationals have a new Class AAA affiliate in Rochester Red Wings|Jesse Dougherty|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
More than 40,000 people have been forced to relocate from a fifth.
Asia’s biggest climate migration|Konstantin Kakaes|November 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Companies want new hires to relocate as soon as it’s safe, she says, and that’s especially the case for senior leaders.
The risk of ‘faux flexibility’ in the post-COVID workplace|Beth Kowitt|November 16, 2020|Fortune

So anesthesiologists who are experts at using ventilators are being relocated to intensive care.
As coronavirus soars, hospitals hope to avoid an agonizing choice: Who gets care and who goes home|Darryl Fears, Joel Achenbach, Brittney Martin|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
Production relocation to Africa and South America have allowed Chinese enterprises to circumvent trade caps.
'Made in China' Now Being Made in Africa|Brendon Hong|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lohan recently told BBC News that she is considering a full-time relocation to London.
Lindsay Lohan Parties in Europe And Posts Revealing Instagram From Yacht|Tom Sykes|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maariv, p. 1/NRG Hebrew) Netanyahu's point man on Bedouin relocation says plan still on track - Maj. Gen. (res.
Bedouin Relocation Plan Still On Track?|Orly Halpern|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is now impossible for such a relocation to happen, but this does not mean it is time to give up the fight.
Boycott Putin, Not the Sochi Olympics|Garry Kasparov|August 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
However a relocation of the royal family to Anglesey would be a huge break with protocol.
Kate To Join William In Wales|Tom Sykes|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mom's a freelance relocation specialist who helps British people get settled in in San Francisco.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
And in making your relocation did you again pass through the graveyard?
Pickett's Gap|Homer Greene
This new migration was reinforced by the relocation of entire families.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
The precise relocation of our boundary line is needful, and adequate appropriation is now recommended.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|Grover Cleveland
The "notice" was already up, the "relocation" of our mine completed beyond recall, and the crowd rapidly dispersing.
Roughing It|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

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