repartition

American  

[ree-pahr-tish-uhn, -per-] / ˌri pɑrˈtɪʃ ən, -pər- /

noun

1. distribution; partition.

2. reassignment; redistribution.

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verb (used with object)

1. to divide up.

2. to partition or subdivide again; reapportion; redistribute.

repartition British  

/ ˌriːpɑːˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. distribution or allotment

2. the act or process of distributing afresh

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verb

1. (tr) to divide up again; reapportion or reallocate

Etymology

Origin of repartition

First recorded in 1545–55; re- + partition

Example Sentences

IN 1805, President Thomas Jefferson urged "a just repartition" of federal revenues among the states for the promotion of "canals, roads, arts, manufactures, education and other great objects within each state."

From Time Magazine Archive

If you repartition your boot drive, you may find that you have to reinstall your existing operating system's boot loader2.1 or the entire operating system itself.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

Such is the fantastical and unjust inequality between mass and mass, in this curious repartition of the rights of representation arising out of territory and contribution.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

In this case, it would even be better to hand all property over to the State, that it might establish a certain order and fixity in the repartition of it.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul

La repartition plus egale des biens et des droits dans ce monde est le plus grand objet que doivent se proposer ceux qui menent les affaires humaines.

From Lectures on Modern history by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron