redistribution

[ree-dis-truh-byoo-shuhn]

re·dis·tri·bu·tion

[ree-dis-truh-byoo-shuhn]
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.

Origin:
1830–40; re- + distribution

re·dis·tri·bu·tion·al, re·dis·trib·u·to·ry [ree-di-strib-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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Redistribution has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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redistribution (ˌriːdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən)
 
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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Cultural Dictionary

redistribution definition


Any process, such as inflation or taxation or the provision of social services, that reallocates household income.

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