relocations
Moves to elsewhere
Relocations are instances of moving to a new place.
The word typically applies to people changing where they live, often for work: The company covers relocations for new hires, Three relocations in five years took a toll on the family.
Businesses also undergo relocations when they move operations to new facilities or regions.
Forced departure from rental
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- exileBanishment from homeland
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
refugees · dispossessed · forced · involuntary · disaster · conflict · gentrification · eminent domain
Putting items in containers
- boxesSix-sided containers
- moversRelocation workers
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- furnitureMovable room objects
unpacking · van · logistics · hauling · loading · shipment · storage · downsizing
Relocating abroad permanently
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
border crossing · naturalization · citizenship · quota · work permit · remittances · brain drain · chain migration
Adjusting to new conditions
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- integrationCombining into a whole
- culture shockDisorientation from unfamiliar ways
homesickness · networking · community · establishing · school enrollment · neighborhood · language barriers · rebuilding
Move between locations
- reassignmentShifting to new duties
- headquartersCentral command location
- branchDivision or woody limb
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
stipend · allowance · package · temporary housing · cost-of-living adjustment · trailing spouse · secondment · HR
eviction
Forced departure from rental
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- exileBanishment from homeland
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
expulsion · refugees · dispossessed · forced · involuntary · disaster · conflict · gentrification · eminent domain · compulsory
packing
Putting items in containers
furniture · unpacking · van · logistics · hauling · loading · shipment · storage · downsizing · estate agents
immigration
Relocating abroad permanently
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- visaTravel authorization stamp
green card · border crossing · naturalization · citizenship · quota · work permit · remittances · brain drain · chain migration · seasonal
acclimatization
Adjusting to new conditions
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- integrationCombining into a whole
culture shock · homesickness · networking · community · establishing · school enrollment · neighborhood · language barriers · rebuilding · starting over
transfer
Move between locations
- reassignmentShifting to new duties
- headquartersCentral command location
- branchDivision or woody limb
subsidiary · stipend · allowance · package · temporary housing · cost-of-living adjustment · trailing spouse · secondment · HR · onboarding
- life storyautobiography, memoir, early years, childhood, memories
- climate adaptationclimate change adaptation, coastal retreat, climate migration, early warning systems, early warning
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- campstent, tents, camp, shelters, campsite
- union bustingunion busting, strikebreaker, strikebreaking, scabs, scab
relocationsstaying put
Remaining in place
remaining · staying · immobility · not moving · settledness
relocationsstability
Resistance to displacement
permanence · continuity · constancy · establishment · settlement
- 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