Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
redistribute — UK US /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/ verb [T] ECONOMICS, POLITICS ► to share something out differently from before, especially in a fairer way: »Some people are in favour of redistributing income to the poor, even at the expense of tax rises. »The minimum… … Financial and business terms
Redistribute — Re dis*trib ute ( tr?b ?t), v. t. To distribute again. [1913 Webster] {Re*dis tri*bu tion} ( tr?*b? sh?n), n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
redistribute — (v.) 1610s, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + DISTRIBUTE (Cf. distribute). Related: Redistributed; redistributing … Etymology dictionary
redistribute — ► VERB ▪ distribute again or differently. DERIVATIVES redistribution noun redistributive adjective … English terms dictionary
redistribute — [rē΄dis trib′yo͞ot] vt. redistributed, redistributing to distribute again or in a different way redistribution n. redistributive adj … English World dictionary
redistribute — /ree di strib yooht/, v.t., redistributed, redistributing. 1. to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders. 2. to alter the distribution of; apportion differently: Let s redistribute… … Universalium
redistribute — re|dis|trib|ute [ˌri:dıˈstrıbju:t] v [T] to give something to each member of a group so that it is divided up in a different way from before redistribute income/wealth/resources etc ▪ a programme to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor … Dictionary of contemporary English
redistribute — UK [ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt] / US [ˌrɪdɪˈstrɪbjut] verb [transitive] Word forms redistribute : present tense I/you/we/they redistribute he/she/it redistributes present participle redistributing past tense redistributed past participle redistributed to… … English dictionary
redistribute — verb Redistribute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑income, ↑land, ↑resource … Collocations dictionary
redistribute — [[t]ri͟ːdɪstrɪ̱bjuːt[/t]] redistributes, redistributing, redistributed VERB If something such as money or property is redistributed, it is shared among people or organizations in a different way from the way that it was previously shared. [be V… … English dictionary
