redistribution
redistribution — noun
1. the process of taking money, land, or other resources that are already held by s
the process of taking money, land, or other resources that are already held by some people or groups and giving them to others, usually to make the system more equal.
The government's land redistribution gave small farmers their own fields to grow food on.
of + noun: redistribution of land / wealth / resources
Kian argued that redistribution of wealth through fairer taxes could reduce poverty in rural areas.
collocation: redistribution of wealth
A local charity organizes the redistribution of unsold fruit and vegetables to homeless shelters.
After the merger, a redistribution of office space gave each team a room with natural light.
Henrik studied the redistribution of river water to farms during the dry season in his region.
- reallocation
focuses on the act of assigning resources to new purposes or people, while 'redistribution' emphasises moving things from those who have them to those who do not.
- reapportionment
more formal and often used in legal or political contexts such as seats in a legislature; 'redistribution' is broader in scope.
- reassignment
typically used for tasks, roles, or people rather than resources or wealth; narrower than 'redistribution'.
- concentration
describes wealth or resources gathering in fewer hands rather than being spread out.
- accumulation
emphasises building up stock in one place, the opposite of spreading resources across a group.
文法句型
redistribution of [resource]
a + adjective + redistribution of [resource]
用法筆記
Frequently uncountable (e.g., 'redistribution of wealth'), but a + adjective + redistribution of occurs when describing a specific instance: 'a fair redistribution of resources'. Common in economic, political, and social-policy contexts.