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redistributional

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re⋅dis⋅tri⋅bu⋅tion

  [ree-dis-truh-byoo-shuhn]
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–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

Related forms:
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

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

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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