relocation
Changing one's address
Relocation is the act of moving to a new place.
The term typically applies to significant moves—a company relocating its headquarters, a family relocating for work, wildlife being relocated to a new habitat.
The job offer required relocation to Seattle.
Relocation often implies institutional support or planning rather than a casual change of address.
Leaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- visaTravel authorization stamp
passport · green card · citizenship · naturalization · border crossing · customs · work permit · asylum
Forced departure from rental
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
homelessness · banishment · land seizure · eminent domain · clearance · internment · ethnic cleansing · gentrification
Putting items in containers
- boxesSix-sided containers
- moversRelocation workers
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- furnitureMovable room objects
unpacking · hauling · transport · logistics · moving van · delivery · storage · belongings
Alteration to improve fit
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
uncertainty · limbo · temporary · interim · flux · readjustment · culture shock · homesickness
Dwellings or protective covering
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
community · roots · homestead · residency · establishment · assimilation · belonging · locals
Move between locations
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- postingPublishing content online
- secondmentTemporary work transfer
- packageWrapped item for delivery
allowance · stipend · benefits · job offer · headquarters · branch office · remote work · commute
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
visa · passport · green card · citizenship · naturalization · border crossing · customs · work permit · asylum · refugee status
eviction
Forced departure from rental
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
dispossession · homelessness · banishment · land seizure · eminent domain · clearance · internment · ethnic cleansing · gentrification · demolition
packing
Putting items in containers
furniture · unpacking · hauling · transport · logistics · moving van · delivery · storage · belongings · possessions
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
disruption · uncertainty · limbo · temporary · interim · flux · readjustment · culture shock · homesickness · nostalgia
housing
Dwellings or protective covering
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
acclimatization · community · roots · homestead · residency · establishment · assimilation · belonging · locals · permanent
transfer
Move between locations
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- postingPublishing content online
- secondmentTemporary work transfer
package · allowance · stipend · benefits · job offer · headquarters · branch office · remote work · commute · cost of living
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- career milestonespromotion, hire, first job, retirement, raise
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
- custodychild custody, joint custody, custody agreement, custody schedule, custody evaluation
- expatsexpats, expat communities, foreign workers, trailing spouses, long-term residents
relocationstaying put
Remaining in place
remaining · staying · immobility · fixedness · stasis
relocationsettling down
Becoming stable and rooted
settling · establishment · taking root · rooting · homesteading
- forced relocationInvoluntary removal from home
- job relocationMoving for work
- relocation packageEmployer aid for transferring
- relocation expensesCosts of changing residence
- relocation servicesHelp transferring to new residence
- relocation centersFacilities housing displaced populations