redistribution
n.the act of sharing something out again in a different way to make it more fair. It usually refers to moving money or resources from wealthy groups to poorer ones.
n.the process of reallocating assets, wealth, or resources among members of a society or between different groups. Often refers specifically to fiscal policies that transfer income from high earners to lower-income populations through taxation and social spending.
“The government proposed a redistribution of wealth through new taxes.”
“Economists argue that the redistribution of land was necessary to ensure the long-term stability of the rural economy.”
“The debate over the redistribution of parliamentary seats highlights the tension between maintaining historical boundaries and ensuring equal representation for rapidly growing urban populations.”
Uncountable when referring to the general concept or policy; countable when referring to a specific instance or plan.
“It is not clear from this study whether the change reflects an overall increase in the populations of these whale species, or just a redistribution from other areas.”
“Yet they have generally been unlikely to support high taxation on wealth, redistribution or limits on wealth accumulation – though recent poll data suggests this may be changing.”
Common in history writing
From re- + distribution.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.