reallotmentn.
/ˌriːəˈlɒtm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌriəˈlɑtm(ə)nt/ The action of realloting something; an instance of this.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > assigning or allotting > fresh
reapportionment1788
relocating1789
relocation1804
repartition1836
reallotment1847
reallocation1856
1847 Times 14 Oct. 5/6 The forfeiture and re-allotment of 325 shares standing in the name of Sir George Larpent..was also resolved upon.
1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. ii. 21 The annual re-allotment involves an equality of subdivisions.
1916 Polit. Sci. Q. 28 399 Other scholars, while acknowledging the reallotment of meadow land, frown severely at any possible allotment of arable land.
1961 T. Matshikiza Choc. for my Wife 26 The South African Government wanted that piece of land for re-allotment and White occupation.
1987 Jrnl. Peace Res. 24 57/1 Such a defense allows a reallotment of other defense costs.
2005 St Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. 1 c The university's campus development committee..unanimously approved the reallotment of about 20 acres of the north Tampa campus for new athletic facilities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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