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

Colorado officials are reallocating money not used to clear snow over the winter due to the record-low snowpack. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 21 June 2026

Kane County is continuing work on its budgeting process for fiscal year 2027, with a measure passed recently by the county board set to reallocate some of the county’s mass transit sales tax funds as a means to help close an impending budget gap. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 11 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