relocation

American  

[ree-loh-key-shuhn] / ˌri loʊˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

• relocations
  plural

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• relocations
  plural

Etymology

Origin of relocation

re- ( def. ) + location ( def. )

Explanation

Use the noun relocation to describe moving from one place to another, like a family's relocation that forced them to leave behind old friends but gave them the opportunity to make new ones in a different city. When you look at relocation you notice the word locate, which comes from the Latin word locus, meaning "place." Then look at the affixes — re- means "again" and -ion means "the act of." When you put it all together, relocation means "the act of placing again." If you refer to your relocation, you're describing putting yourself in a new place.

Example Sentences

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relocation relocations

We documented the ways in which the mobility of global capital had sped up over the past century as relocation and communication costs declined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

However his relocation, via Belgium and France, is proving difficult to co-ordinate.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Paramount’s board has approved Ellison’s relocation plans, according to people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to speak publicly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

And it will assess "the capacity of mobilised factories to support wartime production" and test the "wartime relocation" of military and civilian factories, defence officials said previously.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Outside of that first awkward attempt on the night of the perigee moon to discover Julia Bishop’s past, we had never really talked about the reason behind her relocation to California.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

Rank held by Arkansas as the state with the highest percentage of relocations to it in 2025, according to Atlas Van Line’s most recent migration patterns study.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Inditex said it had made "important relocations and refurbishments" at its locations in Osaka, Maastricht and Barcelona.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

They may be just another round of tax-friendly relocations and sunbelt sprawl.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025

Evans said the state agency has carried out fish relocations and rescues since its inception more than a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

Much of the trail crossed private lands, and new owners often revoked informal rights-of-way agreements, forcing confused and hasty relocations onto busy highways or other public roads—hardly the tranquil wilderness experience envisioned by Benton MacKaye.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson