redistribution
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dɪs noun
1.
a distribution performed again or anew.
2.
Economics. the theory, policy, or practice of lessening or reducing inequalities in income through such measures as progressive income taxation and antipoverty programs.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or instance of distributing or the state or manner of being distributed again |
| 2. | in Canada a periodic revision of the number of seats in the House of Commons, made to reflect changes in population |
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Redistribution
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Example sentences
Redistribution between high-earners and low-earners is still a subject of partisan debate.
Programming the routes of the vans doing the redistribution is quite complex.
Still less should a budget be so subtle that nobody can divine whether, why or how much a government believes in redistribution.
The real story is about the redistribution of the poor and how it was managed by cities.
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