noun · academic

redistribution

/ˌriːdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən/re·dis·tri·BU·tion

Band 7+task2speaking

The act of reallocating income or wealth within a society, typically through taxes and social programs, to reduce inequality.

Examples

Progressive taxation is a common tool for redistribution.

Debates about redistribution often polarise public opinion.

Effective redistribution requires transparent targeting of benefits.

Band 8 sentence

Progressive taxation and targeted social spending are vital tools for redistribution that reduce extreme inequality.

Collocations

  • income redistribution
  • redistribution of wealth
  • redistributive policies

Word family

redistribute verbredistributive adjective

Common mistakes

distribution (used where redistribution is meant)redistribution

use 'redistribution' as countable (a redistribution)redistribution (uncountable in many contexts)

Say it for a higher band

5sharing6reallocation7+redistribution

Synonyms

reallocation

Easily confused

distribution

The distribution of food supplies was organised after the storm.

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