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noun
The act of reallocating; a second or subsequent allocation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reallotment, reapportionment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
Narrower terms: reshuffle
noun
a share that has been allocated again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: allotment, allocation
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English allocation English reallocation From re- + allocation.
