redistribute

verb

re·​dis·​trib·​ute ˌrē-də-ˈstri-ˌbyüt 

also -byət

redistributed; redistributing; redistributes

transitive verb

1

: to alter the distribution of : reallocate

2

: to spread to other areas

redistribution

(ˌ)rē-ˌdi-strə-ˈbyü-shən 

noun

redistributional

(ˌ)rē-ˌdi-strə-ˈbyü-sh(ə-)nəl 

adjective

redistributive

ˌrē-də-ˈstri-byü-tiv 

-byə-

adjective

Examples of redistribute in a Sentence

Unused federal funds will be redistributed to other states.

The government redistributed the land to the settlers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Primarily, sufficient membership revenues, thanks to a post-pandemic boom in New York social clubs, allow the club to budget for new sports without redistributing funding away from existing sports, such as track and field and swimming. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

That issue has attracted international attention as AI threatens to redistribute national income toward profit and away from wages, potentially eroding labor income as a source of tax revenue. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

The executive interviews are pushing us toward a broader question that is not just what AI can do, but how the total bundle of management responsibilities should be redistributed and rebuilt. — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

While some of the wealth is being redistributed from the UK to these billionaires’s respective home countries (like Egypt and Denmark), Bloomberg reports that majority of the moneyis heading to the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, and Monaco. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for redistribute

• contribute
• distribute
• tribute

Kids Definition

redistribute

verb

re·​dis·​trib·​ute ˌrē-də-ˈstrib-yət 

1

: to change the distribution of

2

: to spread to other areas

redistribution

-ˌdis-trə-ˈbyü-shən 

noun