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redistribution

Syllables: re·dis·tri·bu·tion/ˌɹiːdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/

redistribution noun: the act of changing the distribution of resources.

Noun

redistribution (countable and uncountable, plural redistributions)

  1. The act of changing the distribution of resources.
    • The redistribution of wealth between the rich and poor has been tried many times.
  2. The further distribution of something received or purchased.
    • The redistribution of this software in any form is prohibited.

redistribution meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

redistribution in Hindi

पुनर्वितरण, पुनर्वितरन

redistribution in Tamil

நிலை மாற்றம், மறு பகிர்வு, மறுபகிர்வு, மறுபடி பங்கிடுதல், பகிர்வு செய்தல்

redistribution in Marathi

पुनःवितरण

redistribution in Bengali

পুনঃবন্টন
More languagesFewer languages
redistribution in Kannada
ಪುನರ್ವಿತರಣೆ
redistribution in Odia
ପୁନଃବଣ୍ଟନ
redistribution in Nepali
पुनः वितरण, पुनर्वितरण, पुनःवितरण
redistribution in Malay
pengagihan semula
redistribution in Indonesian
redistribusi, pembagian kembali

Forms of redistribution

pluralredistributions

Origin of redistribution

From re- + distribution.

Words formed from redistribution

Questions about redistribution

What does redistribution mean?
Redistribution means the act of changing the distribution of resources.
What is redistribution in Hindi?
Redistribution in Hindi is पुनर्वितरण, पुनर्वितरन. See Redistribution meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is redistribution?
Redistribution is a noun.
How do you pronounce redistribution?
Redistribution is pronounced /ˌɹiːdɪstɹəˈbjuːʃən/.
What is the plural of redistribution?
The plural of redistribution is redistributions.

Words near redistribution in the dictionary

  1. redistributed
  2. redistributer
  3. redistributers
  4. redistributes
  5. redistributing
  6. redistribution
  7. redistribution of wealth
  8. redistributional
  9. redistributionism
  10. redistributionist
  11. redistributionists

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: redistribution (page history and authors); redistribution (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); redistribution (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); redistribution (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); redistribution (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); redistribution (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); redistribution (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); redistribution (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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