redistributing
Dividing up again
Redistributing is the present participle of redistribute—to distribute again or differently.
The word often appears in political and economic contexts: redistributing wealth through taxation, redistributing resources to underserved areas.
Software redistributes files when reorganizing storage.
Electoral maps get redrawn, redistributing voters among districts.
Divide into portions
- assignGive as responsibility
- allotDistribute by shares
- dispenseGive out in portions
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
divvy · ration · delegate · disburse · mete · portion · divide · deal
Restore equal distribution
- equalizeMake uniform or balanced
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- adjustChange to fit better
- calibrateAdjust for accuracy
compensate · correct · rectify · stabilize · equilibrium · proportion · parity · fairness
Compulsory government revenue collection
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
class · inequality · oligarchy · billionaires · capital · property · resources · means
Comfort and prosperity
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- governmentAuthority over a state
Change land-use designation
- remapAssign new locations
- gerrymanderPartisan boundary manipulation
- repositionMove to new location
- relocateEstablish residence elsewhere
disperse · decentralize · scatter · spread · shift · transfer · move · rearrange
apportion
Divide into portions
parcel · divvy · ration · delegate · disburse · mete · portion · divide · deal · dole
rebalance
Restore equal distribution
calibrate · compensate · correct · rectify · stabilize · equilibrium · proportion · parity · fairness · equity
taxation
Compulsory government revenue collection
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
reparations · class · inequality · oligarchy · billionaires · capital · property · resources · means · affluence
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- entitlementsLegally guaranteed benefits
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
rezone
Change land-use designation
- remapAssign new locations
- gerrymanderPartisan boundary manipulation
- repositionMove to new location
relocate · disperse · decentralize · scatter · spread · shift · transfer · move · rearrange · reshuffle
- repositioningshifting, moving, repositioning, relocating, rearranging
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- letting goletting go, forgive, giving up, let go, relinquishing
redistributinghoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
accumulating · concentrating · amassing · stockpiling · consolidating
redistributingmaintaining
Keeping in condition
preserving · keeping · fixing · retaining · entrenching
- wealth redistributionShifting assets across society
- income redistributionReallocating resources across populations
- land redistributionReassigning property among populations