redistribute
verb [T] /ˌriː.dɪˈstrɪb.juːt/ /-strɪˈbjuːt/Definition
C2 to share something out differently from before, especially in a fairer way: As president he would redistribute the country's wealth.Sharing redistribution /ˌriː.dɪ.strɪˈbjuː.ʃən/ noun [U] Sharing
(Definition of redistribute verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- allocate verb
- allot verb
- allotment noun (SHARE)
- apportion verb
- carpool noun (CARS)
- collective adjective
- distribute verb
- distribution noun
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- divvy sth up phrasal verb
- double up phrasal verb
- fifty-fifty adverb, adjective
- half noun, pronoun, predeterminer, adjective, adverb
- joint adjective
- portion sth out phrasal verb
- ration noun
- ration sth out phrasal verb
- share and share alike idiom
- share-out noun
- split verb (DIVIDE)
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