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reallocate

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 AE1 L AH0 K EY0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To allocate (a resource) to another person or purpose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Near-synonym: redistribute
  • I want to reallocate some of my money from stocks to bonds. (I want to sell some of my stocks and use the proceeds to buy bonds to replace them.)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: redistribute

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To allocate again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Appending items one at a time is still a better deal than concatenation, which reallocates every time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

allocate, distribute, or apportion anew

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reapportion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: allocate, apportion

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English allocate English reallocate From re- + allocate.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: siirtää — to change the user or purpose
  • French: réallouer — to change the user or purpose
  • French: réaffecter — to change the user or purpose
  • German: neu verteilen — to change the user or purpose
  • Greek: ανακατανέμω (anakatanémo) — to change the user or purpose