redistribute
gb/ɹˌidɪstɹˈɪbjut/ us/ɹˌidɪstɹˈɪbjut/
B2
Inglês
~ 7900
Aceções
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Verbo
B2
action
1
distribute again or in a new way
To share something out again, or give it to people in a new way.
Padrão de uso:
to redistribute [something] among [people/places]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use "rearrange" instead of "redistribute". "Rearrange" is mainly about changing the order or position of things in one place, while "redistribute" means sharing things out again among people or places. Another common mistake is using "redistribute to" when "redistribute among" sounds more natural for many receivers (e.g., "redistribute the money among the teams").
Sinónimos
reallocate (Often used in business or technical contexts for moving resources or money to different uses or departments.)
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reassign (Commonly used for tasks or roles rather than physical objects; focuses on changing who is responsible.)
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redistribute (This is the base term; included here only for completeness and internal consistency.)
Antónimos
concentrate (To bring things together into fewer places or hands, the opposite of spreading out again.)
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retain (To keep something in the same place or with the same person instead of sharing or moving it again.)
Colocações
redistribute tasks
|redistribute resources
|redistribute workload
|redistribute seats
|redistribute files
|redistribute responsibilities
Temas
work
|business
|technology
|society
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- After the reorganization, management decided to redistribute tasks across the whole team.
- The school had to redistribute students between classes when two new teachers were hired.
- The IT department will redistribute network traffic to prevent the server from crashing.
- The charity chose to redistribute donated clothes to smaller local shelters.
- When the company cut staff, they had to redistribute responsibilities among the remaining employees.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The manager will redistribute the work to all team members.
- We need to redistribute these chairs so everyone can sit.
- The teacher decided to redistribute the groups for the project.
- They will redistribute the money to different offices.
- The company wants to redistribute its staff to other branches.
Verbo
C1
action
2
reallocate wealth to reduce inequality
To move money or other resources from some people to other people, usually by the government, to make things more fair.
Padrão de uso:
to redistribute [wealth/resources] from [group] to [group]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse "redistribute wealth" with "redistribute goods" in a neutral sense. In politics and economics, "redistribute wealth/income" usually implies government action, often through taxes and benefits, to reduce inequality, not just moving money around for any reason.
Sinónimos
reallocate (A more general and often more technical term; does not always include the idea of fairness or reducing inequality.)
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reassign (Can be used for resources but less common in policy debates; focuses on changing control, not necessarily on fairness.)
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redistribute (Standard term in economic and political discussions when talking about changing who has wealth or resources.)
Antónimos
concentrate (In this context, to increase the amount of wealth or power held by a smaller group, the opposite of spreading it more broadly.)
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privatize (To move resources or services from public or shared control into private ownership, often seen as opposing certain forms of redistribution.)
Colocações
redistribute wealth
|redistribute income
|redistribute land
|redistribute resources
|redistribute power
|redistribute tax revenues
Temas
economics
|politics
|society
|law
|finance
Exemplos
- The new tax proposal aims to redistribute wealth from high-income earners to low-income families.
- Many political parties disagree on how much the government should try to redistribute income.
- The land reform program was designed to redistribute land from large estate owners to small farmers.
- Some economists argue that strong social programs are needed to redistribute resources more fairly.
- The policy attempts to redistribute power away from central authorities and toward local communities.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The government wants to redistribute wealth through higher taxes on the rich.
- This law will redistribute land to poor farmers.
- Some people support plans to redistribute income to reduce poverty.
- The party promises to redistribute resources to small towns.
- They argue that the state should not redistribute money at all.
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redistribute
IPA
GB/ɹˌidɪstɹˈɪbjut/
US/ɹˌidɪstɹˈɪbjut/
Sílabas e acento
re - dis - trib - ute (4 sílabas)
Stress on 3rd syllable (trib)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: redistribute
- 3rd Person Singular: redistributes
- Present Participle: redistributing
- Past: redistributed
Família de palavras
Forms
redistributes
verb
redistributing
verb
redistributed
verb
Core family
redistribution
noun B2
Related words
Advanced or less common
redistributive
adjective
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