Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reallocate

/ɹiˈæləkeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: re-al-lo-cate
IPA: /ɹiˈæləkeɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To allocate (a resource) to another person or purpose.

Transitive verb

verb

To allocate again.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: redistribute"
"I want to reallocate some of my money from stocks to bonds. (I want to sell some of my stocks and use the proceeds to buy bonds to replace them.)"
"Appending items one at a time is still a better deal than concatenation, which reallocates every time."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English allocate English reallocate From re- + allocate.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reallocates (present, singular) reallocating (participle, present) reallocated (participle, past) reallocated (past)

Derived Forms

reallocatable reallocator

Frequently Paired Words

deallocation reallocation deallocate reassign

Synonyms

redistribute reapportion

Questions

How do you pronounce reallocate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈæləkeɪt/.
What does reallocate mean?: To allocate (a resource) to another person or purpose.
Where does reallocate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English allocate English reallocate From re- + allocate.

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