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verb/ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/, /ˌriːˈdɪstrɪbjuːt/
/ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they redistribute | /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/, /ˌriːˈdɪstrɪbjuːt/ /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/ |
| he / she / it redistributes | /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːts/, /ˌriːˈdɪstrɪbjuːts/ /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːts/ |
| past simple redistributed | /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd/, /ˌriːˈdɪstrɪbjuːtɪd/ /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd/ |
| past participle redistributed | /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd/, /ˌriːˈdɪstrɪbjuːtɪd/ /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form redistributing | /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪŋ/, /ˌriːˈdɪstrɪbjuːtɪŋ/ /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪŋ/ |
- to share something out among people in a different way
- redistribute something from somebody/something to somebody/something Wealth needs to be redistributed from the rich to the poor.
- effectively redistributing income from the rich to the poor
- redistribute something to somebody/something a system that redistributes tax revenue to poorer regions
- redistribute something policies that redistribute resources in the rural economy
- redistribute something among somebody to redistribute land among small farmers
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRedistribute is used with these nouns as the object:- income
- land
- resource
- …
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