单词 | reallocate |
释义 | reallocate (once / 48243 pages) v To distribute something again is to reallocate. If one kindergarten classroom has too many crayons and another kindergarten class doesn't have enough, the school may want to reallocate the art supplies. If some resource needs to be handed out again in a different way, you'll have to reallocate it. Noticing that some of your party guests have two goody bags but several didn't even get one will inspire you to reallocate the party favors in a more fair way. Governments often find themselves in the position of having to reallocate money, resources, or services. WORD FAMILYreallocate: reallocated, reallocates, reallocating, reallocation+/allocate: allocable, allocatable, allocated, allocates, allocating, allocation, allocator, reallocate/allocation: allocations/allocator: allocators/reallocation: reallocations USAGE EXAMPLESWe are contracting ships; government money is being reallocated from other budgets. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) It also called for reallocating that savings to troops and weapons. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) For the military, the major allure of the study was that it called for reallocating the $125 billion for troops and weapons. Washington Post(Dec 05, 2016) v allocate, distribute, or apportion anew Syn|Hyper reapportion allocate, apportion distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose |
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