Synonyms of reallocate

reallocate

verb

as in to allocate

to move or direct (something) so that it can be used for a different purpose

After the class trip was canceled, the money was reallocated to cover the cost of the dance.

We need to reallocate our resources.

Related Words

• allocate
• provide
• distribute
• allot
• divide
• furnish
• donate
• portion
• share
• apportion
• reapportion
• administer
• dispense
• prorate
• assign
• redistribute
• supply
• deal (out)
• split
• allow
• appropriate
• hand out
• pledge
• proportion
• disburse
• share (out)
• mete (out)
• lot
• measure (out)
• parcel (out)
• ration
• dole out
• bestow
• contribute
• part
• issue
• disseminate
• divvy (up)
• disperse
• set
• circulate
• admeasure
• scatter
• dish out
• spread
• dollop (out)
• chip in

Dissimilar Words

• refuse
• deny
• withhold
• reject
• disallow
• decline
• deprive (of)
• begrudge
• stint
• skimp
• pinch
• misallocate
• niggle (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reallocate

While the retirement fund depletion would lead to benefit cuts by law, Congress could reallocate money from the disability trust fund or make other changes to temporarily improve solvency to pay benefits, Goldwein said. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 June 2026

The legislation would also reallocate $30 billion in federal subsidies going to oil and gas companies to instead combat a potential funding gap in the Highway Trust Fund. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 11 May 2026

By the end of last fiscal year, about $262 million collected from Measure X had not been spent, with about half locked-in for key projects and about half that county leaders could reallocate to help obviate the need for another tax hike. — East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 1 May 2026

But most of the spectators in the crowd are locals, who reallocate their spending from other area merchants, rather than generating new commercial activity. — J.c. Bradbury, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026