reallocation

CEFRC1

/riˌæləˈkeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of giving resources to different uses or people.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of reallocating; a second or subsequent allocation.

Examples

  • The manager approved the reallocation of resources to the project.

  • The reallocation of the budget led to more money for schools.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • We need to discuss the reallocation of the project's duties.

  • Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...].

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Question 1 · Quick check

The company's blank of funds from marketing to research led to more product innovation.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From re- + allocation.