redistribute
Spread more evenly
To redistribute is to distribute again, typically in a different way or to different recipients.
The word often appears in discussions of wealth or resources: redistributing income through taxation, The program redistributes food to areas with greater need.
Software may be redistributed—shared or passed along to others.
The prefix re- emphasizes a shift from an existing arrangement to a new one.
Assign to different uses
- reapportionDivide anew among recipients
- reassignAllocate to new duties
- dispenseGive out in portions
- allotDistribute by shares
parcel · divide · delegate · disburse · portion · dole · mete · earmark
Move to new location
- relocateEstablish residence elsewhere
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- spreadTo distribute widely
- disperseCause to spread apart
transfer · shift · move · rearrange · deploy · disseminate · diffuse · fan out
Compulsory government revenue collection
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
wealth transfer · income inequality · social programs · safety net · universal basic income · land reform · agrarian reform · means-tested
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- affirmative actionPrograms boosting marginalized representation
accessibility · opportunity · parity · disparity · empowerment · enfranchisement · socioeconomic · restitution
Distributing anew
- reapportionmentRedistributing legislative seats
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
- reassignmentShifting to new duties
- recalibrationAdjusting measurement standards again
reorganization · reshuffle · restructuring · equalization · leveling · adjustment · correction · optimization
reallocate
Assign to different uses
- reapportionDivide anew among recipients
- reassignAllocate to new duties
- dispenseGive out in portions
allot · parcel · divide · delegate · disburse · portion · dole · mete · earmark · budget
reposition
Move to new location
- relocateEstablish residence elsewhere
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- spreadTo distribute widely
disperse · transfer · shift · move · rearrange · deploy · disseminate · diffuse · fan out · thin out
taxation
Compulsory government revenue collection
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
entitlements · wealth transfer · income inequality · social programs · safety net · universal basic income · land reform · agrarian reform · means-tested · fiscal policy
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
affirmative action · accessibility · opportunity · parity · disparity · empowerment · enfranchisement · socioeconomic · restitution · redress
reallocation
Distributing anew
- reapportionmentRedistributing legislative seats
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
- reassignmentShifting to new duties
recalibration · reorganization · reshuffle · restructuring · equalization · leveling · adjustment · correction · optimization · normalization
load balancing
Distributing work across resources
cluster · scale · cache · parallelize · thread · hash · route · queue · bandwidth · throughput
- changeschange, shift, alter, transformation, modify
- dividing and givingallocate, divide, give, share, portion out
- governance verbsgovern, rule, reign, legislate, regulate
- reorganizationreorganize, restructure, reshuffle, rearrange, realign
- substitutessubstitute, subs, replacement, substitutes, stand-in
- transfer verbsgive, pass, send, share, hand
redistributeconcentrate
Reduced, potent form
centralize · consolidate · monopolize · hoard · accumulate
- wealth redistributionShifting assets across society
- income redistributionReallocating resources across populations
- land redistributionReassigning property among populations
redistribution, redistributed, redistributes, redistributing, redistributive, redistributions