repartition
distribution; partition.
reassignment; redistribution.
to divide up.
to partition or subdivide again; reapportion; redistribute.
Origin of repartition
1Words Nearby repartition
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use repartition in a sentence
When this repartition was made, the land which remained was to be distributed among the poor.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2 | Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.It was paid in a lump sum, and the repartition and levying were left entirely in the hands of the junta and the municipalities.
And how do the Russian peasants settle the periodical repartition of the communal lands?
Contemporary Socialism | John RaeSlightly exotic vocabulary—“habitude” “repartition,” for “habit,” “distribution”—makes its appearance.
Matthew Arnold | George SaintsburyWe hear very little of husbandry arrangements made by the courts, and even of the repartition of duties and taxes.
Villainage in England | Paul Vinogradoff
British Dictionary definitions for repartition
/ (ˌriːpɑːˈtɪʃən) /
distribution or allotment
the act or process of distributing afresh
(tr) to divide up again; reapportion or reallocate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse