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Noun: reallocation  ree,a-lu'key-shun
  1. A new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
    "The reallocation of seats in Congress followed the latest census";
    - reallotment, reapportionment
     
  2. A share that has been allocated again
    "Due to changing priorities, there was a reallocation of resources within the department"

Derived forms: reallocations

Type of: allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling [US], parcelling

Encyclopedia: Reallocation