repartition

repartition

The committee approved a repartition of the budget to better fund the new project.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act or process of dividing something again: "repartition" refers to the redistribution or reallocation of resources, territory, or items among entities.
    • A new division: It can denote the result of such a redistribution.

  2. Verb:

    • To divide again: "repartition" means to allocate or distribute something anew, often after an initial distribution has been made.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The repartition of the company's profits among shareholders led to disputes. (The redistribution of profits caused disagreements.)
    • After the war, the repartition of land was necessary to restore order. (The new division of territory was required.)

  • Verb:

    • The government decided to repartition the budget to prioritize education. (The authorities redistributed the budget.)
    • We need to repartition the storage space to accommodate new files. (We must divide the storage area again.)
Advanced Usage

  • "repartition of assets": the redistribution of property or resources, often in legal or financial contexts.

    • The court ordered the repartition of assets among the heirs. (The court mandated a new division of inheritance.)

  • "repartition of tasks": the reassignment of responsibilities among a group.

    • The team leader proposed a repartition of tasks to improve efficiency. (The leader suggested reallocating duties.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Repartitioning (n, gerund): the process of dividing again.

    • The repartitioning of the office space was completed last week. (The process of redividing the office was finished.)

  • Repartitioned (adj, past participle): having been divided again.

    • The repartitioned territory was now under new governance. (The land, after being redivided, had new rulers.)
Synonyms
  • Redistribution: the act of distributing something again.
  • Reallocation: the process of assigning resources or duties anew.
  • Reapportionment: the act of dividing or distributing something again proportionally.
Phrasal Verbs
  • Repartition out: to distribute something again among a group.
    • They repartitioned out the leftover supplies to the volunteers. (They redistributed the remaining supplies.)
Related Idioms
  • (No common idioms directly associated with "repartition"; it is primarily a formal or technical term.)